ECTARC Smith Street Early Education and Care Service
64A Smith Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
ECTARC Smith Street Early Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Wollongong NSW 2500, run by Illawarra Area Child Care Ltd. It is approved for 40 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 21 services in Wollongong; 8 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 40
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 28/06/2008
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 64A Smith Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 02 4228 7795
- 02 4226 3775
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
ECTARC Smith Street 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 (Mar 2026)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2026 | PreviousJan 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Wollongong
- ECTARC Keiraview Early Education and Care Service 48 places Long day care
- Fun-Damentals - Sport & Movement Skills 150 places Outside school hours care
- Grandma Rosie's Childcare Centre - Wollongong 39 places Long day care
- BFS Kenny Street Early Learning 32 places Long day care
- Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Wollongong 72 places Long day care
- Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Oxford 82 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 Wollongong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 20,446
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,549
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2