Little Nippers Early Learning and Child Care
Smarties Pre School, 5 Kyeamba Street, Merimbula NSW 2548
Little Nippers Early Learning and Child Care is a long day care centre in Merimbula NSW 2548, run by Little Nippers Early Learning and Child Care Pty Ltd. It is approved for 56 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 3 services in Merimbula; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 56
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/05/2009
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Smarties Pre School, 5 Kyeamba Street, Merimbula NSW 2548
- 02 6495 4155
- 02 6495 2521
- littlenipperschildcare.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Little Nippers Early Learning and Child Care 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousSep 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Merimbula
- Merimbula Tura Kindergarten 59 places Long day care
- Thrive OSHC Merimbula 41 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 Merimbula
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,821
- Median age
- 54
- Household income /wk
- $1,146
- Median rent /wk
- $310
- Avg household size
- 2