Gowrie NSW Dubbo Early Education and Care Centre
16 - 18 Spears Dr, Dubbo NSW 2830
Gowrie NSW Dubbo Early Education and Care Centre is a long day care centre in Dubbo NSW 2830, run by Gowrie NSW. It is approved for 73 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 33 services in Dubbo; 7 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 73
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 24/02/2017
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 16 - 18 Spears Dr, Dubbo NSW 2830
- 02 8571 9747
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
Gowrie NSW Dubbo Early Education and Care 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 (Apr 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2024 | PreviousMar 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Dubbo
- Aspiring Early Learners 132 places Long day care
- Buninyong Preschool 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Carlton House Child Care Centre and Preschool 84 places Long day care
- Children First - Orana Heights Outside of School Hours 60 places Outside school hours care
- Community Kids Dubbo Early Education Centre 40 places Long day care
- Dubbo Christian Preschool 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Dubbo
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 43,516
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,690
- Median rent /wk
- $310
- Avg household size
- 2.5