BFS Kenny Street Early Learning
143 Kenny Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
BFS Kenny Street Early Learning is a long day care centre in Wollongong NSW 2500, run by BFS Children’s Services Ltd. It is approved for 32 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 21 services in Wollongong; 8 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 32
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 31/07/2009
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 143 Kenny Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 02 4228 7484
- 02 4227 2413
- bigfatsmile.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
BFS Kenny Street Early Learning 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 (Aug 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2023 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Wollongong
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- Fun-Damentals - Sport & Movement Skills 150 places Outside school hours care
- Grandma Rosie's Childcare Centre - Wollongong 39 places Long day care
- Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Wollongong 72 places Long day care
- Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Oxford 82 places Long day 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 Wollongong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 20,446
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,549
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2