Avondale Early Childhood Education Centre
16 Dale Street, Dapto NSW 2530
Avondale Early Childhood Education Centre is a long day care centre in Dapto NSW 2530, run by SMN PTY LTD. It is approved for 63 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 19 services in Dapto; 8 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 63
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 02/12/2008
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 16 Dale Street, Dapto NSW 2530
- 02 4261 1771
- avondaleecec.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Avondale Early Childhood Education Centre 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 (May 2025)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2025 | PreviousOct 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Dapto
- BFS Dapto Early Learning 46 places Long day care
- Dapto Montessori Academy 80 places Long day care
- BFS Lakelands OOSH 73 places Outside school hours care
- Goodstart Early Learning Dapto 76 places Long day care
- Grandma Rosie's Childcare Centre - Dapto 50 places Long day care
- Grandma Rosie's Childcare Centre Horsley 34 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 Dapto
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 10,954
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,475
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.5