Bambi Forest School
83 Kenwood Drive, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Bambi Forest School is a long day care centre in Lake Cathie NSW 2445. It is approved for 56 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 4 services in Lake Cathie; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 56
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 26/05/2009
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 83 Kenwood Drive, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 02 6586 3233
- 02 6586 3233
- bambiforestschool.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
Bambi Forest School 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 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2023 | PreviousDec 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lake Cathie
- Active OOSH Lake Cathie 105 places Outside school hours care
- Lake Cathie Little Learners 125 places Long day care
- Oz Education Lake Cathie 90 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 Lake Cathie
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,296
- Median age
- 52
- Household income /wk
- $1,275
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.4