Explore & Develop Emu Plains
273 Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains NSW 2750
Explore & Develop Emu Plains is a long day care centre in Emu Plains NSW 2750, run by ELCLK PTY LTD. It is approved for 76 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 7 services in Emu Plains; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 76
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 18/11/2019
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 273 Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains NSW 2750
- 02 4735 4234
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am 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 & Develop Emu Plains 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 (Oct 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2024 | PreviousMay 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Emu Plains
- Ambrose School Age Care, Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains 138 places Outside school hours care
- Empower Early Learning Centre Emu Plains 35 places Long day care
- Emu Village Outside School Hours Service 58 places Outside school hours care
- Fun Kids Emu Plains 78 places Outside school hours care
- Mud Puddles Cottage 90 places Long day care
- The Emu Plains Kids Place 45 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 Emu Plains
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,126
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,877
- Median rent /wk
- $420
- Avg household size
- 2.6