Early Childhood Education Centre
The Hills Grammar School, 43-53 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156
Early Childhood Education Centre is a long day care centre in Kenthurst NSW 2156, run by The Hills Grammar School. It is approved for 79 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 8 services in Kenthurst; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 79
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 10/06/2010
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- The Hills Grammar School, 43-53 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156
- 02 9654 5392
- 02 9654 2205
- headstartelc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Early Childhood 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 (Jul 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2024 | PreviousAug 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Kenthurst
- Ambrose Activities, St Madeleine's Kenthurst 59 places Outside school hours care
- Base OOSH Kenthurst 40 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - The Hills Grammar School OSHC 60 places Outside school hours care
- Dooral Kenthurst Early Learning Centre 46 places Long day care
- Glenhaven Early Learning Centre 63 places Long day care
- Kenthurst Pre-School Kindergarten 51 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Kenthurst
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,313
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $3,061
- Median rent /wk
- $550
- Avg household size
- 3.3