Bright Sparks Child Development Centre
124 Bacon Street, Grafton NSW 2460
Bright Sparks Child Development Centre is a long day care centre in Grafton NSW 2460, run by Five Shillings Pty Ltd. It is approved for 50 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 11 services in Grafton; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 50
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 04/06/2008
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 124 Bacon Street, Grafton NSW 2460
- 02 6643 3711
- brightsparksgrafton.com.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
Bright Sparks Child Development 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 (Aug 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2026 | PreviousMay 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Grafton
- Arthur Street Children's Centre 79 places Long day care
- Blinky's Children's Centre 39 places Long day care
- Clarence Community Preschool 2 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Clarence Community Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Community OOSH Services Grafton 150 places Outside school hours care
- Connected 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 Grafton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 10,563
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,179
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.2