Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Kempsey
51-53 North Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Kempsey is a long day care centre in Kempsey NSW 2440, run by HEARTCO LTD. 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 March 2026. It is one of 8 services in Kempsey; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 10/01/2008
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 51-53 North Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 02 6562 8144
- 02 6562 8144
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
Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Kempsey 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 (Mar 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2024 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Kempsey
- Dalaigur Pre-School & Children's Services 59 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey 76 places Long day care
- Kempsey Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre 120 places Long day care
- Little Adventures Early Learning 76 places Long day care
- Scribbly Gum Dalai 49 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Kempsey
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 483
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $881
- Median rent /wk
- $253
- Avg household size
- 2