Banksia Cottage
8 Link Road, Macquarie University, North Ryde NSW 2113
Banksia Cottage is a long day care centre in North Ryde NSW 2113, run by U@MQ Ltd. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 17 services in North Ryde; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 07/07/2008
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 8 Link Road, Macquarie University, North Ryde NSW 2113
- 02 9850 7781
- 02 9850 9393
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Banksia Cottage 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 (Oct 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2023 | PreviousOct 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in North Ryde
- 360 Early Education Epping Road 100 places Long day care
- 360 Early Education North Ryde 117 places Long day care
- Creative Learning Preschool and Child Care Centre 29 places Long day care
- Explore and Develop North Ryde Public School 71 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning North Ryde 53 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Macquarie Park 81 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 North Ryde
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,043
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $2,383
- Median rent /wk
- $520
- Avg household size
- 2.6