Hobbit New England Preschool & Child Care Centre
44 Martin Street, Armidale NSW 2350
Hobbit New England Preschool & Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Armidale NSW 2350, run by HAPPY RAIN EDUCATION PTY LTD. It is approved for 35 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 20 services in Armidale; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 35
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 13/11/2006
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 44 Martin Street, Armidale NSW 2350
- 02 6772 4746
- hobbitpreschool.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Hobbit New England Preschool & Child Care Centre 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 (Nov 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2025 | PreviousMay 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Armidale
- Adventureland Preschool 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Armidale Community Preschool 39 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Armidale Montessori Pre school 39 places Long day care
- Boongaiai Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Drummond Park Preschool 18 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Esteem Kids St Mary's Armidale 40 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 Armidale
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 23,967
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,432
- Median rent /wk
- $290
- Avg household size
- 2.3