BFS Shellharbour Early Learning
Level 1, 211 Lake Entrance Road, Shellharbour NSW 2529
BFS Shellharbour Early Learning is a long day care centre in Shellharbour NSW 2529, run by BFS Children’s Services Ltd. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 4 services in Shellharbour; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 08/09/2017
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Level 1, 211 Lake Entrance Road, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 02 4295 6655
- bigfatsmile.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
BFS Shellharbour Early Learning 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 (Sep 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousMay 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Shellharbour
- MindChamps Early Learning @ Shellharbour 120 places Long day care
- Peak Sports and Learning - Shellharbour 100 places Outside school hours care
- Sprouts Early Learning 66 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 Shellharbour
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,520
- Median age
- 46
- Household income /wk
- $1,596
- Median rent /wk
- $420
- Avg household size
- 2.5