Hunter Early Childhood Centre
58-60 Industrial Drive, Mayfield NSW 2304
Hunter Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Mayfield NSW 2304, run by Hunter Region Working Women's Group Ltd. It is approved for 46 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 8 services in Mayfield; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 46
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/08/2007
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 58-60 Industrial Drive, Mayfield NSW 2304
- 02 4967 4991
- hecc.org.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
Hunter Early Childhood 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 (Jul 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2026 | PreviousFeb 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 Mayfield
- Frith Street ELC 112 places Long day care
- KU Mayfield Preschool 40 places Long day care
- Mayfield Early Learning Centre 39 places Long day care
- Play Learn and Grow Early Education Centre 92 places Long day care
- Purpose OOSH - Hunter Christian 60 places Outside school hours care
- St Nicholas OOSH Mayfield 45 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.