ECTARC Jerry Bailey Early Education and Care Service
Jerry Bailey Pre School, 16 Celia Parade, Shoalhaven Heads NSW 2535
ECTARC Jerry Bailey Early Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Shoalhaven Heads NSW 2535, run by Illawarra Area Child Care Ltd. It is approved for 29 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 2 services in Shoalhaven Heads; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 29
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/05/2009
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Jerry Bailey Pre School, 16 Celia Parade, Shoalhaven Heads NSW 2535
- 02 4448 7524
- 02 4448 8785
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
ECTARC Jerry Bailey Early Education and Care Service 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousDec 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Shoalhaven Heads
- Shoalhaven Heads OOSH 35 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 Shoalhaven Heads
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,248
- Median age
- 56
- Household income /wk
- $1,066
- Median rent /wk
- $365
- Avg household size
- 2.1