Blackall Early Years Service
39 Shamrock St, Blackall QLD 4472
Blackall Early Years Service is a long day care centre in Blackall QLD 4472, run by Lady Gowrie QLD Ltd. It is approved for 21 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 2 services in Blackall; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 21
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 04/03/2016
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 39 Shamrock St, Blackall QLD 4472
- 07 4657 4832
- gowrie.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Blackall Early Years Service 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 (Dec 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2024 | PreviousJul 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Blackall
- St Joseph's Catholic Kindergarten Blackall 22 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 Blackall
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,365
- Median age
- 49
- Household income /wk
- $1,143
- Median rent /wk
- $157
- Avg household size
- 2.2