Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre
Raymond Terrace Child Care, 88 Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre is a long day care centre in Raymond Terrace NSW 2324, run by Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre Incorporated. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 11 services in Raymond Terrace; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 25/02/2009
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Raymond Terrace Child Care, 88 Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
- 02 4987 1588
- 02 4987 3177
- lakesidecreativeminds.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
Raymond Terrace Early Education 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 (Dec 2022)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2022 | PreviousNov 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Raymond Terrace
- Irrawang Public School Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Lakeside Creative Minds Early Learning and Preschool 39 places Long day care
- Raymond Terrace Community Pre-School 60 places Long day care
- St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace 110 places Long day care
- The Learning Terrace Early Education, Care and Preschool 109 places Long day care
- Thrive Kids Boomerang Park OOSH 55 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 Raymond Terrace
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,453
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,297
- Median rent /wk
- $325
- Avg household size
- 2.5