Explore and Develop Lilyfield
Ground Floor 370 Norton Street, Lilyfield NSW 2040
Explore and Develop Lilyfield is a long day care centre in Lilyfield NSW 2040, run by Franco Kids Pty Ltd. It is approved for 56 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 9 services in Lilyfield; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 56
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 10/01/2011
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Ground Floor 370 Norton Street, Lilyfield NSW 2040
- 02 9572 8442
- 02 9572 8445
- exploreanddevelop.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
Explore and Develop Lilyfield 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousAug 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Lilyfield
- Bambini of Lilyfield 55 places Long day care
- Emmerick Street Community Pre-School 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Guardian Childcare & Education Lilyfield 92 places Long day care
- Leichhardt Park Early Learning Centre 60 places Long day care
- Lilyfield Early Learning Centre 92 places Long day care
- Orange Grove Public School Preschool 20 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 Lilyfield
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,641
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,858
- Median rent /wk
- $520
- Avg household size
- 2.5