Barrier Reef Childcare
9 Charles Street, Cooktown QLD 4895
Barrier Reef Childcare is a long day care centre in Cooktown QLD 4895, run by Lady Gowrie QLD Ltd. It is approved for 37 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 2 services in Cooktown; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 37
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 9 Charles Street, Cooktown QLD 4895
- 07 4069 6440
- 07 4069 6448
- gowrie.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Barrier Reef Childcare sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Queensland averaged $14.15 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 2022)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2022 | PreviousNov 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
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 Cooktown
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,746
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,215
- Median rent /wk
- $230
- Avg household size
- 2.3