Far North Coast Family Day Care
U 2 90 Tamar St, Ballina NSW 2478
Far North Coast Family Day Care is a family day care service in Ballina NSW 2478, run by Far North Coast Family Day Care Association Incorporated. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 9 services in Ballina; 7 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Service type
- Family day care
- Approved since
- 02/10/2006
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Family day care
Contact & location
- U 2 90 Tamar St, Ballina NSW 2478
- 02 6686 7799
- 02 6686 4093
- fdcfarnorthcoast.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuesday
- 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Wednesday
- 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Thursday
- 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Friday
- 9:05am to 3:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Far North Coast Family Day Care sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Family day care in Australia averaged $13.95 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 (Dec 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2023 | PreviousDec 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Ballina
- Active Kids After School Care 56 places Outside school hours care
- Ballina Aboriginal Child & Family Centre 59 places Long day care
- Ballina Fox Street Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Ballina River Street Childrens Centre 59 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Ballina 90 places Long day care
- Rainbow Central Ballina OOSHC 48 places Outside school hours 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 Ballina
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,735
- Median age
- 56
- Household income /wk
- $1,013
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2