Alkeringa Early Childhood Education and Care Service
811-815 Castlereagh Road, Castlereagh NSW 2749
Alkeringa Early Childhood Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Castlereagh NSW 2749, run by AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES PTY LTD. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 2 services in Castlereagh; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/10/2006
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 811-815 Castlereagh Road, Castlereagh NSW 2749
- 0466 962 749
- alkeringachildcare.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
Alkeringa Early Childhood Education and Care Service 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 (Jun 2024)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2024 | PreviousJul 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| Overall | Working Towards | Working Towards |
Nearby in Castlereagh
- The Lakes Christian College Preschool 20 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 Castlereagh
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,248
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,370
- Median rent /wk
- $428
- Avg household size
- 3.4