Ambrose School Age Care, St Mary's, Rydalmere
St Mary's School Rydalmere, 1 Myrtle Street, Rydalmere NSW 2116
Ambrose School Age Care, St Mary's, Rydalmere is an outside school hours care service in Rydalmere NSW 2116, run by CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PARRAMATTA SERVICES LTD. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 7 services in Rydalmere; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 28/05/2013
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- St Mary's School Rydalmere, 1 Myrtle Street, Rydalmere NSW 2116
- 0427 971 693
- ambrose.org.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
Ambrose School Age Care, St Mary's, Rydalmere sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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 2022)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2022 | PreviousApr 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Rydalmere
- Dundas Child Care Centre 39 places Long day care
- KU Rydalmere Preschool 25 places Long day care
- Rise & Shine Kindergarten Rydalmere 55 places Long day care
- Rydalmere Public School Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Scribbles & Giggles Childcare Centre 39 places Long day care
- Western Sydney University Early Learning Parramatta 57 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 Rydalmere
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,274
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,871
- Median rent /wk
- $430
- Avg household size
- 2.8