Mud Puddles Cottage
53-59 Great Western Highway, Emu Plains NSW 2750
Mud Puddles Cottage is a long day care centre in Emu Plains NSW 2750, run by Wavebond Pty Limited. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 7 services in Emu Plains; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 03/11/2006
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 53-59 Great Western Highway, Emu Plains NSW 2750
- 02 4735 7733
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Mud Puddles Cottage 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 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2026 | PreviousJun 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Emu Plains
- Ambrose School Age Care, Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains 138 places Outside school hours care
- Empower Early Learning Centre Emu Plains 35 places Long day care
- Emu Village Outside School Hours Service 58 places Outside school hours care
- Explore & Develop Emu Plains 76 places Long day care
- Fun Kids Emu Plains 78 places Outside school hours care
- The Emu Plains Kids Place 45 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 Emu Plains
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,126
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,877
- Median rent /wk
- $420
- Avg household size
- 2.6