New Start Early Learning Centre
16 Benham Rd, Minto NSW 2566
New Start Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Minto NSW 2566, run by Kindy Castle Child Care Centre Pty Ltd. It is approved for 68 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 15 services in Minto; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 68
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 20/07/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 16 Benham Rd, Minto NSW 2566
- 0416 255 888
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
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Sunday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
Fees and vacancies
New Start Early Learning 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 (Oct 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2024 | PreviousAug 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Minto
- Big Bear Academy Minto 120 places Long day care
- Camp Australia - The Grange Public School OSHC 37 places Outside school hours care
- Children's Choice @ Minto 90 places Long day care
- Early Learners of Minto 59 places Long day care
- Kabbarli Early Learning Centre 40 places Long day care
- Kids College Minto 74 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 Minto
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,940
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,646
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 3.1