Hippo's Friends Long Day Child Care Centre
1082 Botany Road, Botany NSW 2019
Hippo's Friends Long Day Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Botany NSW 2019, run by Heike Jordan-Busch. It is approved for 43 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 10 services in Botany; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 43
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 19/09/2008
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 1082 Botany Road, Botany NSW 2019
- 02 9666 4143
- 02 9666 4143
- hippos-friends.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
Hippo's Friends Long Day Child Care 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 (Oct 2022)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2022 | PreviousFeb 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Botany
- All Star Early Learners 48 places Long day care
- Banksmeadow Public School Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Banksmeadow Public School OSHC 43 places Outside school hours care
- Early Learners of Botany Bay 38 places Long day care
- Edward Street Early Learning Centre 45 places Long day care
- John Brotchie Nursery School 40 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 Botany
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 12,960
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $2,373
- Median rent /wk
- $550
- Avg household size
- 2.6