Gowrie NSW Malabar Early Education and Care Centre
2-4 Austral Street, Malabar NSW 2036
Gowrie NSW Malabar Early Education and Care Centre is a long day care centre in Malabar NSW 2036, run by Gowrie NSW. It is approved for 66 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 5 services in Malabar; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 66
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/07/2007
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2-4 Austral Street, Malabar NSW 2036
- 02 8571 9758
- gowriensw.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Gowrie NSW Malabar 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 (Aug 2024)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2024 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Malabar
- Kids Club Malabar 54 places Long day care
- Kooloora Vacation Care 45 places Outside school hours care
- SCECS OSHC St Andrew's Malabar 80 places Outside school hours care
- TeamKids - Malabar Public School 46 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 Malabar
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,714
- Median age
- 46
- Household income /wk
- $1,790
- Median rent /wk
- $150
- Avg household size
- 2.6