Rainbow Central Ballina OOSHC

Meeting Rated Sep 2022

Outside school hours care by THE RAINBOW CHILDRENS CENTRE INC

Ballina Public School, 30-52 Crane Street, Ballina NSW 2478

Rainbow Central Ballina OOSHC is an outside school hours care service in Ballina NSW 2478, run by THE RAINBOW CHILDRENS CENTRE INC. It is approved for 48 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 9 services in Ballina; 7 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.

Quick facts

Approved places: 48
Service type: Outside school hours care
Approved since: 18/12/2013
Last assessed: October 2026

Services offered

After school care
Vacation care

Contact & location

Ballina Public School, 30-52 Crane Street, Ballina NSW 2478
02 6686 6621

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Fees and vacancies

Rainbow Central Ballina OOSHC 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.

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Rating history

Previous: Working Towards
Current (Sep 2022): Meeting

This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting

Quality area ratings

	CurrentSep 2022	PreviousJan 2020
QA1Educational program & practice	Meeting	Meeting
QA2Children's health & safety	Exceeding	Working Towards
QA3Physical environment	Meeting	Meeting
QA4Staffing arrangements	Meeting	Meeting
QA5Relationships with children	Meeting	Meeting
QA6Partnerships with families & communities	Exceeding	Meeting
QA7Governance & leadership	Exceeding	Working Towards
Overall	Meeting	Working Towards

Nearby in Ballina

Active Kids After School Care 56 places Meeting Outside school hours care
Ballina Aboriginal Child & Family Centre 59 places Exceeding Long day care
Ballina Fox Street Preschool 40 places Exceeding Preschool / kindergarten
Ballina River Street Childrens Centre 59 places Exceeding Preschool / kindergarten
Far North Coast Family Day Care Places not listed Exceeding Family day care
Goodstart Early Learning Ballina 90 places Exceeding Long day care

See all in Ballina

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 Ballina

ABS Census 2021 data

Population: 9,735
Median age: 56
Household income /wk: $1,013
Median rent /wk: $360
Avg household size: 2