Salamander Early Education
3 Community Close, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
Salamander Early Education is a long day care centre in Salamander Bay NSW 2317, run by Salamander Bay Child Care Centre Inc. It is approved for 80 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 5 services in Salamander Bay; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 80
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 23/07/2007
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 3 Community Close, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 02 4982 0777
- salamanderchildcarecentre.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Salamander Early Education 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 (Feb 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2024 | PreviousDec 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Salamander Bay
- Angel Tots Early Learning Centre 56 places Long day care
- Narnia Christian Preschool and Early Childhood Centre Port Stephens 93 places Long day care
- SPCC Saints Academy - Port Stephens 50 places Outside school hours care
- Thrive Kids Tomaree OOSH 30 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 Salamander Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,991
- Median age
- 57
- Household income /wk
- $1,107
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.1