Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Bellingen
1 Elliott Close, Bellingen NSW 2454
Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Bellingen is a long day care centre in Bellingen NSW 2454, run by HEARTCO LTD. It is approved for 20 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 3 services in Bellingen; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 20
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 05/06/2008
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 1 Elliott Close, Bellingen NSW 2454
- 02 6655 2304
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Bellingen 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 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2023 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Bellingen
- Bellingen Burrow Long Day Care Centre 28 places Long day care
- Bellingen Community Preschool Inc. 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Bellingen
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,923
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,268
- Median rent /wk
- $390
- Avg household size
- 2.4