Busy Bees at Salt Ash
2634 Nelson Bay Road, Salt Ash NSW 2318
Busy Bees at Salt Ash is a long day care centre in Salt Ash NSW 2318, run by FEL Child Care Centres 4 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 2 services in Salt Ash; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 30/10/2006
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2634 Nelson Bay Road, Salt Ash NSW 2318
- 02 4982 6240
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Busy Bees at Salt Ash 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 (Feb 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2026 | PreviousSep 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
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 Salt Ash
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,103
- Median age
- 46
- Household income /wk
- $1,461
- Median rent /wk
- $310
- Avg household size
- 2.7