Little Beginnings Fernhill Road
8 Fernhill Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Little Beginnings Fernhill Road is a long day care centre in Port Macquarie NSW 2444, run by Affinity Education Group Pty Limited. It is approved for 75 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 26 services in Port Macquarie; 9 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 75
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/07/2009
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 8 Fernhill Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 02 8526 5482
- affinityeducation.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Little Beginnings Fernhill Road 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)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2023 | PreviousAug 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Port Macquarie
- Active OOSH Hastings 90 places Outside school hours care
- Active OOSH Port Macquarie 84 places Outside school hours care
- Active OOSH Tacking Point 115 places Outside school hours care
- Active OOSH Westport 60 places Outside school hours care
- Bangalay Child Care & Education Centre 130 places Long day care
- Blooming Kids Early Learning & Long Day Care Centre 59 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 Port Macquarie
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 47,693
- Median age
- 48
- Household income /wk
- $1,282
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.2