Shared Beginnings Austral
131 Sixth Avenue, Austral NSW 2179
Shared Beginnings Austral is a long day care centre in Austral NSW 2179, run by Shared Beginnings AP Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed). It is approved for 112 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 14 services in Austral; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 112
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 05/03/2024
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 131 Sixth Avenue, Austral NSW 2179
- 02 8705 0896
- orchardelc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Shared Beginnings Austral 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Austral
- Amana OSHC Unity Grammar 80 places Outside school hours care
- Austral Community Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Community Kids Austral Early Education Centre 80 places Long day care
- Community Kids Austral Preschool Early Learning 42 places Long day care
- Cornerstone Kids 7 places Family day care
- Futuro Childcare & Education - Austral 124 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 Austral
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,847
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $2,168
- Median rent /wk
- $520
- Avg household size
- 3.1