The Friends Long Day Child Care Centre
St Vincents Hospital Lismore, 20 Dalley Street, Lismore NSW 2480
The Friends Long Day Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Lismore NSW 2480, run by The Trustees of The Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 6:45am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 11 services in Lismore; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 07/05/2007
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- St Vincents Hospital Lismore, 20 Dalley Street, Lismore NSW 2480
- 02 6627 9338
- 02 6627 9548
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:45am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
The Friends Long Day 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 (Nov 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2025 | PreviousFeb 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| 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 | Meeting |
Nearby in Lismore
- Active Kids After School Care 95 places Outside school hours care
- Blinky's Corner Child Care Centre 71 places Long day care
- Lismore Parish Centre Pre School 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Lismore Preschool Incorporated 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Lismore South Public School Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Me and My House Child Care Centre 39 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.