Elder Street Early Childhood Centre
136 Elder Street, Lambton NSW 2299
Elder Street Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Lambton NSW 2299, run by Melissa Duffy-Fagan. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 4 services in Lambton; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 26/12/2008
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 136 Elder Street, Lambton NSW 2299
- 02 4953 9300
- 02 4953 9782
- elderstreetechc.com
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
Elder Street Early Childhood 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 (Sep 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2025 | PreviousMay 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Lambton
- Lambton Early Learning Centre 66 places Long day care
- Lambton OOSH 93 places Outside school hours care
- St Nicholas OOSH Lambton 60 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 Lambton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,214
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,628
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.4