PCYC - Out of School Hours Ben Venue
Ben Venue Public School, 83-103 Erskine St, Armidale NSW 2350
PCYC - Out of School Hours Ben Venue is an outside school hours care service in Armidale NSW 2350, run by Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd. It is approved for 45 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 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
- 45
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 06/07/2023
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Ben Venue Public School, 83-103 Erskine St, Armidale NSW 2350
- 02 6372 3466
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
PCYC - Out of School Hours Ben Venue sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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 (Aug 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2026 | PreviousDec 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
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