Carey Bay Preschool
Carey Bay Pre School, 16 Laycock Street, Carey Bay NSW 2283
Carey Bay Preschool is a preschool or kindergarten in Carey Bay NSW 2283, run by Macquarie Pre-Schools Co-Operative Ltd. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 8:15am to 3:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 2 services in Carey Bay; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Approved since
- 13/03/2009
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- Carey Bay Pre School, 16 Laycock Street, Carey Bay NSW 2283
- 02 4959 5560
- 02 4959 5560
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:15am to 3:45pm
- Tuesday
- 8:15am to 3:45pm
- Wednesday
- 8:15am to 3:45pm
- Thursday
- 8:15am to 3:45pm
- Friday
- 8:15am to 3:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Carey Bay Preschool sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Mar 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2024 | PreviousDec 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| 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 Carey Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 865
- Median age
- 54
- Household income /wk
- $1,266
- Median rent /wk
- $327
- Avg household size
- 2.1