Tamara Childrens Centre
Lot 1526 Hosking Street, Cranebrook NSW 2749
Tamara Childrens Centre is a long day care centre in Cranebrook NSW 2749, run by Penrith City Council. It is approved for 56 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 15 services in Cranebrook; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 56
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 29/04/2008
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Lot 1526 Hosking Street, Cranebrook NSW 2749
- 02 4730 2550
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Tamara Childrens 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 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2023 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Cranebrook
- Ambrose School Age Care, Corpus Christi, Cranebrook 100 places Outside school hours care
- Braddock Outside School Hours Service 40 places Outside school hours care
- Bright Minds Academy 167 places Long day care
- Bright Minds Academy Waterside 94 places Long day care
- Busy Bee Child Care Centre 30 places Long day care
- Camp Australia - Henry Fulton Public School OSHC 70 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 Cranebrook
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 15,779
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $2,108
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2.9