Waratah Saplings Childrens Service
56 Farrell Rd, Orange NSW 2800
Waratah Saplings Childrens Service is a long day care centre in Orange NSW 2800, run by Waratah Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd. It is approved for 76 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2025. It is one of 34 services in Orange; 6 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 76
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 12/02/2014
- Last assessed
- October 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 56 Farrell Rd, Orange NSW 2800
- 02 6361 0599
- 02 6362 4260
- whitepages.com.au
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
Waratah Saplings Childrens Service 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 (Dec 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2023 | PreviousMar 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| 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 |
Nearby in Orange
- Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Orange 71 places Long day care
- Base OOSH Bletchington 60 places Outside school hours care
- Bowen Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Courallie Park Preschool and Early Education Centre 42 places Long day care
- Glenroi Preschool 27 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Orange - Kite Street 70 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 Orange
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 41,232
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,641
- Median rent /wk
- $330
- Avg household size
- 2.5