Little Diggers Pre-school & Child Care Centre
24 Kaolin Street, Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
Little Diggers Pre-school & Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Lightning Ridge NSW 2834, run by YANYUN ZHANG. It is approved for 34 children. It opens 8:00am to 4:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 2 services in Lightning Ridge; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 34
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 08/05/2009
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 24 Kaolin Street, Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
- 02 6829 2929
- No Fax
- http://littlediggerspreschool.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Little Diggers Pre-school & Child 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 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousDec 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 | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Lightning Ridge
- Walanbaa Dhurrali Early Learning Centre 24 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 Lightning Ridge
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,946
- Median age
- 53
- Household income /wk
- $792
- Median rent /wk
- $200
- Avg household size
- 2