OCCASIONAL CARE
Short periods of care for children under school age, which families can access on a regular or casual basis.
Occasional, Casual or Flexible Care services in Blue Mountains, Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains, NSW
In Blue Mountains we have 6 Occasional, Casual or Flexible Care services
The average cost is $15.25 hourly, $152.50 daily (10 hours)
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The average National Standard Rating (NQS) is Meeting National Quality Standard.
- NSW/
- SYDNEY/
- OUTER WEST AND BLUE MOUNTAINS REGION/
- BLUE MOUNTAINS
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AREA HAS 28 SUBURBS.
- Bell
- Berambing
- Blackheath
- Blaxland
- Bullaburra
- Faulconbridge
- Glenbrook
- Hawkesbury Heights
- Hazelbrook
- Katoomba
- Lapstone
- Lawson
- Leura
- Linden
- Medlow Bath
- Megalong Valley
- Mount Riverview
- Mount Victoria
- Springwood
- Sun Valley
- The Devils Wilderness
- Valley Heights
- Warrimoo
- Wentworth Falls
- Winmalee
- Woodford
- Yarramundi
- Yellow Rock
If this is not the area you are interested in, try broadening your Occasional, Casual or Flexible Care services search to all of Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains.
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