Bowen Out of School Hours Care
Bowen Special ED School, 27 Poole St, Bowen QLD 4805
Bowen Out of School Hours Care is an outside school hours care service in Bowen QLD 4805, run by Bowen and District Child Care Association Inc. It is approved for 60 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Bowen; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 60
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 07/04/2020
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Bowen Special ED School, 27 Poole St, Bowen QLD 4805
- 07 4786 3400
- trustbiz.com.au
Fees and vacancies
Bowen Out of School Hours Care sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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 (Apr 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2024 | PreviousSep 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Bowen
- PCYC Queens Beach Fun Squad 59 places Outside school hours care
- Bowen Childcare and Early Education 63 places Long day care
- Bowen/Collinsville Family Day Care Scheme Places not listed Family day care
- C&K Queens Beach Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Bowen 58 places Long day care
- Kidz At The Beach 75 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 Bowen
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,205
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,343
- Median rent /wk
- $270
- Avg household size
- 2.4