Little Bear Child Care Cottage
Caterpillar Pre School, 86 Taylor Street, Armidale NSW 2350
Little Bear Child Care Cottage is a long day care centre in Armidale NSW 2350, run by Little Bear Child Care Cottage. It is approved for 25 children. It opens 8:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 20 services in Armidale; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 25
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 09/12/2008
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Caterpillar Pre School, 86 Taylor Street, Armidale NSW 2350
- 02 6772 1651
- 02 6772 1650
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Little Bear Child Care Cottage 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 (Nov 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2023 | PreviousDec 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Armidale
- Adventureland Preschool 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Armidale Community Preschool 39 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Armidale Montessori Pre school 39 places Long day care
- Boongaiai Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Drummond Park Preschool 18 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Esteem Kids St Mary's Armidale 40 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 Armidale
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 23,967
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,432
- Median rent /wk
- $290
- Avg household size
- 2.3