Early Minds Education & Care Centre
40 Main Ave, Lidcombe NSW 2141
Early Minds Education & Care Centre is a long day care centre in Lidcombe NSW 2141, run by AR Care 167 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 84 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 16 services in Lidcombe; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 84
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 12/06/2014
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 40 Main Ave, Lidcombe NSW 2141
- 1300 327 596
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 Minds Education & Care 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 (Jan 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2026 | PreviousJan 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 | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Lidcombe
- Berala Jack & Jill Preschool Kindergarten 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Betty Elaine Kindergarten 29 places Long day care
- Funtastic Gems Pty Ltd 74 places Outside school hours care
- Hilltop Childcare Centre - Lidcombe 48 places Long day care
- Kids First Early Learning Centre 36 places Long day care
- Lidcombe Early Learning Centre 53 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 Lidcombe
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 23,663
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,888
- Median rent /wk
- $500
- Avg household size
- 2.9