Friends' Early Learning
The Friends' School, 395 Argyle street, North Hobart TAS 7002
Friends' Early Learning is a long day care centre in North Hobart TAS 7002, run by The Friends' School. It is approved for 155 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 4 services in North Hobart; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 155
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- The Friends' School, 395 Argyle street, North Hobart TAS 7002
- 03 6210 2276
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
Friends' Early Learning sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Tasmania averaged $13.35 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 (Jan 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2024 | PreviousJun 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in North Hobart
- Campbell Street Uniting Early Learning 88 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning North Hobart 113 places Long day care
- Lady Gowrie - Campbell Street 94 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 North Hobart
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,600
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,823
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.1