Giggles Early Learning Centre
9 Karlowan Place, Forster NSW 2428
Giggles Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Forster NSW 2428. It is approved for 29 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 10 services in Forster; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 29
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 30/03/2007
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 9 Karlowan Place, Forster NSW 2428
- 02 6555 2522
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
Giggles Early Learning Centre 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 (Nov 2025)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2025 | PreviousJul 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Working Towards |
Nearby in Forster
- Active OOSH Forster 185 places Outside school hours care
- Great Lakes Children's Centre 59 places Long day care
- Kenrose Street Early Learning Centre 28 places Long day care
- Little Learners Forster 126 places Long day care
- Little Pioneers Early Learning Centre Godwin St, Forster 27 places Long day care
- Little Pioneers Early Learning Centre Pioneer Dr, Forster 44 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.