Hutchins Early Learning Centre
The Hutchins School, 71 Nelson Road, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
Hutchins Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Sandy Bay TAS 7005, run by Hutchins School Board of Management. It is approved for 84 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 9 services in Sandy Bay; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 84
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- The Hutchins School, 71 Nelson Road, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
- 0362214212 ASC/622 14220 Kinder
- 03 6225 4018
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Hutchins Early Learning Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Tasmania averaged $13.35 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 (May 2026)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousJul 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Sandy Bay
- Lady Gowrie - Fahan Education and Care Service 25 places Long day care
- Lady Gowrie - University South Education and Care Service 113 places Long day care
- Lipscombe Child Care Services - Nutgrove Annexe 86 places Long day care
- Lipscombe Child Care Services 45 places Long day care
- Mount Carmel Outside School Hours Care 45 places Long day care
- Sandy Bay Child Care Centre 110 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 Sandy Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 12,315
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,915
- Median rent /wk
- $418
- Avg household size
- 2.4