Upper Hunter Early Learning Centre
72 Main Street, Scone NSW 2337
Upper Hunter Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Scone NSW 2337, run by Upper Hunter Shire Council. It is approved for 57 children. It opens 7:45am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2025. It is one of 4 services in Scone; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 57
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 18/05/2009
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 72 Main Street, Scone NSW 2337
- 02 6540 1345
- 02 6545 2671
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:45am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:45am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:45am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:45am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:45am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Upper Hunter Early Learning 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 | PreviousJan 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 Scone
- Scone and District Pre School 52 places Preschool / kindergarten
- The Yellow Cottage - Scone Grammar School Preschool 43 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Upper Hunter Family Day Care Places not listed Family 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 Scone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,824
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,507
- Median rent /wk
- $290
- Avg household size
- 2.4