Lakeside Creative Minds Early Learning and Preschool
89 Benjamin Lee Dr, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
Lakeside Creative Minds Early Learning and Preschool is a long day care centre in Raymond Terrace NSW 2324, run by ST. WANNAS EDUCATION PTY LTD. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 11 services in Raymond Terrace; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 13/05/2008
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 89 Benjamin Lee Dr, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
- 02 4983 1609
- lakesidecreativeminds.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
Lakeside Creative Minds Early Learning and Preschool 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 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2024 | PreviousJun 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Raymond Terrace
- Irrawang Public School Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Raymond Terrace Community Pre-School 60 places Long day care
- Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre 39 places Long day care
- St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace 110 places Long day care
- The Learning Terrace Early Education, Care and Preschool 109 places Long day care
- Thrive Kids Boomerang Park OOSH 55 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 Raymond Terrace
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,453
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,297
- Median rent /wk
- $325
- Avg household size
- 2.5