Stars Early Learning
Circular Head Child Care Cent, 1 Margaret St, Smithton TAS 7330
Stars Early Learning is a long day care centre in Smithton TAS 7330, run by Circular Head Children's Services Incorporated. It is approved for 94 children. It opens 6:45am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 2 services in Smithton; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 94
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Circular Head Child Care Cent, 1 Margaret St, Smithton TAS 7330
- 03 6452 2626
- 03 6452 2740
- chccc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Stars Early Learning sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Tasmania averaged $13.35 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 (May 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousFeb 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
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 Smithton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,934
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,189
- Median rent /wk
- $222
- Avg household size
- 2.3