Tillys Play and Education Centre - Fern Bay
3 Vardon Rd, Fern Bay NSW 2295
Tillys Play and Education Centre - Fern Bay is a long day care centre in Fern Bay NSW 2295, run by Tillys Play & Education Centre Pty Limited ATF Tillys Play & Education Centre Trust. It is approved for 94 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 3 services in Fern Bay; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 94
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 11/11/2019
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 3 Vardon Rd, Fern Bay NSW 2295
- 02 4920 1125
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Tillys Play and Education Centre - Fern Bay 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 (Apr 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2024 | PreviousFeb 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Fern Bay
- Milestones Early Learning Fern Bay 104 places Long day care
- Thrive Kids Fern Bay OOSH 71 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 Fern Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,046
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,435
- Median rent /wk
- $510
- Avg household size
- 2.4