3 Steps Early Learning Camden
262 Old Hume Highway, Camden NSW 2570
3 Steps Early Learning Camden is a long day care centre in Camden NSW 2570, run by SMN PTY LTD. It is approved for 36 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 11 services in Camden; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 36
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 18/12/2008
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 262 Old Hume Highway, Camden NSW 2570
- 02 4655 2236
- 3stepselc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
3 Steps Early Learning Camden sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Dec 2022)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2022 | PreviousSep 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Camden
- Base OOSH St Pauls 80 places Outside school hours care
- Blinky Belle Pre-School and Long Day Care Centre 29 places Long day care
- Camden Baptist OOSH 96 places Outside school hours care
- Camden Pre-school Kindergarten 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Early Expressions Childcare 44 places Long day care
- Kindy Patch Camden 39 places Long day care
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 Camden
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,378
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,650
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.4