Carey St Kindergarten
9 Carey St, Ararat VIC 3377
Carey St Kindergarten is a preschool or kindergarten in Ararat VIC 3377, run by Young Mens Christian Association Of Ballarat Inc. It is approved for 30 children. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 7 services in Ararat; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 30
- Service type
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Approved since
- 25/01/2013
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 9 Carey St, Ararat VIC 3377
- 03 4311 1508
Fees and vacancies
Carey St Kindergarten sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Jul 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2024 | PreviousMay 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Ararat
- Ararat 800 OSHC and Vacation Care 30 places Outside school hours care
- Ararat Early Learning Centre 92 places Long day care
- Ararat North Kinder Care 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Ararat Village Early Learning Centre 99 places Long day care
- Jack & Jill Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
- St Andrews Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Ararat
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,500
- Median age
- 45
- Household income /wk
- $1,216
- Median rent /wk
- $250
- Avg household size
- 2.2