Explore & Develop Waitara
41-43 Balmoral Street, Waitara NSW 2077
Explore & Develop Waitara is a long day care centre in Waitara NSW 2077, run by DONOHOE KIDS PTY LTD. It is approved for 89 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed December 2025. It is one of 7 services in Waitara; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 89
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/06/2009
- Last assessed
- December 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 41-43 Balmoral Street, Waitara NSW 2077
- 02 9487 4000
- 02 9487 4290
- 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 & Develop Waitara 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 (Sep 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousJan 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Waitara
- Balamara Preschool 18 places Long day care
- Clarke Road OSHClub 51 places Outside school hours care
- Diocese of Broken Bay Early Learning and Care Centre - Waitara 67 places Long day care
- Mini Wonderland Early Learning Centre 38 places Long day care
- Twinkle Tots Cottage 40 places Long day care
- Waitara Childrens Services Outside School Hours Care 150 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 Waitara
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,837
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $2,106
- Median rent /wk
- $490
- Avg household size
- 2.4