Explore and Develop Terrigal
456 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal NSW 2260
Explore and Develop Terrigal is a long day care centre in Terrigal NSW 2260, run by Enfant De Terre Pty Ltd. It is approved for 88 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 9 services in Terrigal; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 88
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 24/01/2011
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 456 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal NSW 2260
- 02 4367 8376
- exploreanddevelop.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Explore and Develop Terrigal 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 (Aug 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2025 | PreviousJun 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 Terrigal
- Camp Australia - Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School Terrigal OSHC 76 places Outside school hours care
- Dinky Di Children's Learning Centre Terrigal Beach 29 places Long day care
- Diocese of Broken Bay Early Learning Centre - Terrigal 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Keleah's Early Learning & Development 25 places Long day care
- Little Miracles Preschool & Long Day Care (Terrigal) 60 places Long day care
- Sprout Early Learning Centre 130 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 Terrigal
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 12,730
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $2,056
- Median rent /wk
- $520
- Avg household size
- 2.6