Appletree Early Education and Preschool
40 Government Road, Barnsley NSW 2278
Appletree Early Education and Preschool is a long day care centre in Barnsley NSW 2278, run by Kmads Pty Ltd. It is approved for 72 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 4 services in Barnsley; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 72
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 30/10/2006
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 40 Government Road, Barnsley NSW 2278
- 02 4955 4471
- 02 4955 4473
- appletreepreschool.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
Appletree Early Education and Preschool 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 (Nov 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2024 | PreviousAug 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Barnsley
- Fair Play OOSH Barnsley 55 places Outside school hours care
- Fairyland Preschool 25 places Long day care
- Sustainable Play Preschool 47 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 Barnsley
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,735
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,784
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.7