Balgowlah Early Learning
472 Sydney Road, Balgowlah NSW 2093
Balgowlah Early Learning is a long day care centre in Balgowlah NSW 2093, run by WAO PTY LTD. It is approved for 36 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Balgowlah; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 36
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/08/2007
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 472 Sydney Road, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 02 9907 8618
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Balgowlah Early Learning 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 2025)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2025 | PreviousOct 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Balgowlah
- Giraffe Early Learning Centre Balgowlah 150 places Long day care
- Sustainable OSHC - Manly West 260 places Outside school hours care
- North Harbour Children's Centre 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Northside PreSchool 29 places Long day care
- Punchinello Kindergarten 33 places Long day care
- The Farmhouse Montessori School 67 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 Balgowlah
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,068
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,681
- Median rent /wk
- $640
- Avg household size
- 2.5