Explore and Develop Norwest
14 - 16 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista NSW 2153
Explore and Develop Norwest is a long day care centre in Bella Vista NSW 2153, run by Marcelle Esther Thomson. It is approved for 82 children. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 7 services in Bella Vista; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 82
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/03/2008
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 14 - 16 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista NSW 2153
- 02 8883 0522
- 02 9659 3633
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Explore and Develop Norwest 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 | PreviousOct 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Bella Vista
- Bella Vista OSHCLUB 330 places Outside school hours care
- Headstart Early Learning Centre Bella Vista 90 places Long day care
- Kinda-Mindi Early Learning Centre, Bella Vista 124 places Long day care
- KU Village Green Children's Centre 47 places Long day care
- Little Leapers Childcare Centre 90 places Long day care
- Papilio Early Learning Norwest 72 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 Bella Vista
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,384
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $3,518
- Median rent /wk
- $740
- Avg household size
- 3.4