The Cubbyhouse Preschool and Long Day Care Centre (Kempsey)
41 Polwood Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
The Cubbyhouse Preschool and Long Day Care Centre (Kempsey) is a long day care centre in Kempsey NSW 2440, run by Icywave Pty Ltd. It is approved for 44 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed December 2025. It is one of 8 services in Kempsey; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 44
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 28/03/2009
- Last assessed
- December 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 41 Polwood Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 02 6562 8591
- cubbyhousepreschool.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
The Cubbyhouse Preschool and Long Day Care Centre (Kempsey) 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 (Jul 2022)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2022 | PreviousNov 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Kempsey
- Dalaigur Pre-School & Children's Services 59 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey 76 places Long day care
- Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Kempsey 39 places Long day care
- Kempsey Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre 120 places Long day care
- Little Adventures Early Learning 76 places Long day 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 Kempsey
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 483
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $881
- Median rent /wk
- $253
- Avg household size
- 2