ECTARC The Basin Early Education and Care Service
34 Paradise Beach Road, Sanctuary Point NSW 2540
ECTARC The Basin Early Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Sanctuary Point NSW 2540, run by Illawarra Area Child Care Ltd. It is approved for 40 children. It opens 8:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 4 services in Sanctuary Point; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 40
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 23/07/2007
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 34 Paradise Beach Road, Sanctuary Point NSW 2540
- 02 4443 0000
- 02 4443 8654
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Friday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
ECTARC The Basin Early Education and Care Service 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 (Mar 2021)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2021 | PreviousJan 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Sanctuary Point
- ECTARC Sanctuary Point Early Education and Care Service 39 places Long day care
- Peak Sports and Learning Sanctuary Point 100 places Outside school hours care
- Pelican Point Early Learning Centre 28 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 Sanctuary Point
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,874
- Median age
- 47
- Household income /wk
- $1,068
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.3