Explorers Learning Academy Mittagong West
36 Etheridge St, Mittagong NSW 2575
Explorers Learning Academy Mittagong West is a long day care centre in Mittagong NSW 2575, run by Sheehan Care Pty Ltd ATF Sheehan Care Trust. It is approved for 42 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 7 services in Mittagong; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 42
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 04/05/2007
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 36 Etheridge St, Mittagong NSW 2575
- 02 4872 2280
- 02 4872 2281
- explorerslearningacademy.com.au
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
Explorers Learning Academy Mittagong West 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 (Jul 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2024 | PreviousApr 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Mittagong
- Best Kidz Early Learning Centre Southern Highlands 51 places Long day care
- Country Kids Club Mittagong 45 places Outside school hours care
- Explorers Learning Academy 53 places Long day care
- Gib Gate 48 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Mittagong Pre-school Kindergarten 48 places Preschool / kindergarten
- QCE Child Care 55 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 Mittagong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,090
- Median age
- 49
- Household income /wk
- $1,425
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.2