Bay Care
Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay Drive, Empire Bay NSW 2257
Bay Care is an outside school hours care service in Empire Bay NSW 2257, run by Bay Care Inc. It is approved for 85 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 2 services in Empire Bay; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 85
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 09/01/2014
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay Drive, Empire Bay NSW 2257
- 02 4363 1359
- baycareinc.com.au
Fees and vacancies
Bay Care sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2024 | PreviousJul 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Empire Bay
- Community Kids Empire Bay Early Education Centre 75 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 Empire Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,522
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,884
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2.7