Belong Early Learning Centre
97 Booker Bay Rd, Booker Bay NSW 2257
Belong Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Booker Bay NSW 2257, run by THE COTTAGE ELC PTY LTD. It is approved for 67 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 2 services in Booker Bay; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 67
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/03/2022
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 97 Booker Bay Rd, Booker Bay NSW 2257
- 02 4313 1667
- belongearlylearning.com
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
Belong Early Learning 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 (Jun 2026)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2026 | PreviousOct 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
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 Booker Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,442
- Median age
- 54
- Household income /wk
- $1,218
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.1