Cooinda Cottage
Charnwood Neighbourhood Centre, 77 Charnwood Pl, Charnwood ACT 2615
Cooinda Cottage is a long day care centre in Charnwood ACT 2615, run by North Belconnen Community Association Incorporated. It is approved for 80 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 5 services in Charnwood; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 80
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Charnwood Neighbourhood Centre, 77 Charnwood Pl, Charnwood ACT 2615
- 02 6259 1880
- 02 6259 1868
- cooinda.net.au
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
Cooinda Cottage sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Australian Capital Territory averaged $16.50 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 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2023 | PreviousJun 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Working Towards |
Nearby in Charnwood
- Charnwood After School Care 77 places Outside school hours care
- Charnwood Dunlop School - Preschool Unit 50 places Preschool / kindergarten
- St Thomas Aquinas Early Learning Centre West Belconnen 44 places Long day care
- St Thomas Aquinas OSHClub 99 places Outside school hours 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 Charnwood
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,055
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,818
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.5