Sandhills Early Childhood Centre
6 Gilmore Cres, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Sandhills Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Byron Bay NSW 2481, run by Byron Shire Council. It is approved for 59 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 7 services in Byron Bay; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 59
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 08/08/2009
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 6 Gilmore Cres, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 02 6685 8118
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Sandhills Early Childhood 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 (Apr 2021)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2021 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Byron Bay
- Byron Bay Outside School Hours Care 50 places Outside school hours care
- Byron Bay Preschool Cavanbah 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Byron Busy Kids 57 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Byron Bay 33 places Long day care
- Kool Beanz Academy Byron Bay 75 places Long day care
- Periwinkle Pre- School 25 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 Byron Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,330
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,561
- Median rent /wk
- $600
- Avg household size
- 2.3