Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre
9-11 Verge Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre is a long day care centre in Kempsey NSW 2440, run by Kempsey Childrens Services Co-Op Ltd. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 8 services in Kempsey; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 21/02/2008
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 9-11 Verge Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 02 6562 4591
- 02 6562 8607
- kempseychildrensservices.com.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
Kempsey Preschool Long Day 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 (Sep 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousApr 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| Overall | Exceeding | Working Towards |
Nearby in Kempsey
- Dalaigur Pre-School & Children's Services 59 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey 76 places Long day care
- Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Kempsey 39 places Long day care
- Kempsey Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Little Adventures Early Learning 76 places Long day care
- Scribbly Gum Dalai 49 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 Kempsey
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 483
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $881
- Median rent /wk
- $253
- Avg household size
- 2