Inner Sydney Montessori - Balmain
44 Smith Street, Balmain NSW 2041
Inner Sydney Montessori - Balmain is a long day care centre in Balmain NSW 2041, run by Inner Sydney Montessori Association. It is approved for 144 children. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 10 services in Balmain; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 144
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 03/02/2007
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 44 Smith Street, Balmain NSW 2041
- 02 9555 7803
- 02 9810 3049
- montessori.org.au
Fees and vacancies
Inner Sydney Montessori - Balmain 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 (Oct 2026)
Rating changed from Meeting to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2026 | PreviousJul 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | 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 | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Working Towards | Meeting |
Nearby in Balmain
- Balmain Care for Kids 66 places Long day care
- Balmain Care For Kids 92 places Long day care
- Balmain Care for Kids OOSH 113 places Outside school hours care
- Balmain Children's Centre 38 places Long day care
- Birchgrove Public School Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Birchgrove Public School OSHC 79 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 Balmain
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 10,454
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $3,039
- Median rent /wk
- $625
- Avg household size
- 2.2