Step Ahead Child Care Centre
2 Matthew Avenue, Heckenberg NSW 2168
Step Ahead Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Heckenberg NSW 2168, run by Step Ahead Child Care Centre Pty Ltd. It is approved for 52 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 3 services in Heckenberg; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 52
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/02/2008
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2 Matthew Avenue, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 02 9730 9944
- 02 9720 8800
- saccc.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
Step Ahead Child Care 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 (Nov 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2024 | PreviousApr 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | 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 | Meeting |
Nearby in Heckenberg
- Advanced Kids Learning Centre 26 places Long day care
- Step Ahead Two Child Care Centre 39 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 Heckenberg
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,263
- Median age
- 32
- Household income /wk
- $1,159
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 3.3