Little Darlings Child Care Centre
482 Port Hacking Road, Caringbah NSW 2229
Little Darlings Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Caringbah NSW 2229, run by MARYS ELC Pty Ltd. It is approved for 56 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 21 services in Caringbah; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 56
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/07/2008
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 482 Port Hacking Road, Caringbah NSW 2229
- 02 9526 1115
- 02 9525 3427
- littledarlingschildcare.com.au
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
Little Darlings 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 (Sep 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousOct 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Caringbah
- Caringbah North Activity Centre 135 places Outside school hours care
- Caringbah Pre-Kindergarten 28 places Long day care
- Caringbah South Pre-School 35 places Long day care
- Dianella Street Early Education Centre 48 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Caringbah 120 places Long day care
- Jacaranda Preschool Centre Inc 60 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 Caringbah
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 12,575
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,890
- Median rent /wk
- $470
- Avg household size
- 2.3