Bumblebee Early Education Centre
2 Slade Street, Goonellabah NSW 2480
Bumblebee Early Education Centre is a long day care centre in Goonellabah NSW 2480, run by Quality Child Care Pty Ltd. It is approved for 62 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 10 services in Goonellabah; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 62
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 28/11/2008
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2 Slade Street, Goonellabah NSW 2480
- 02 6624 1900
- 02 6624 1955
- childcarebumblebee.com
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
Bumblebee Early 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 (Jun 2021)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2021 | PreviousOct 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Goonellabah
- Active Kids After School Care 83 places Outside school hours care
- Active Kids After School Care 60 places Outside school hours care
- Care-Ring Childrens Centre 25 places Long day care
- First Steps Early Learning Centre 98 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Goonellabah 90 places Long day care
- Goonellabah Outside School Hours Care 30 places Outside school hours 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 Goonellabah
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,351
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,318
- Median rent /wk
- $320
- Avg household size
- 2.4