Sprouts Early Learning
500 Shellharbour Rd, Shellharbour NSW 2529
Sprouts Early Learning is a long day care centre in Shellharbour NSW 2529, run by Christian Outreach Centre. It is approved for 66 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 4 services in Shellharbour; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 66
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 11/09/2018
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 500 Shellharbour Rd, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 02 4297 3819
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
Sprouts Early Learning 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)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2024 | PreviousSep 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Shellharbour
- BFS Shellharbour Early Learning 90 places Long day care
- MindChamps Early Learning @ Shellharbour 120 places Long day care
- Peak Sports and Learning - Shellharbour 100 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 Shellharbour
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,520
- Median age
- 46
- Household income /wk
- $1,596
- Median rent /wk
- $420
- Avg household size
- 2.5