Guardian Childcare & Education Balmain Cove
35 Terry Street, Balmain NSW 2041
Guardian Childcare & Education Balmain Cove is a long day care centre in Balmain NSW 2041, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 72 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed December 2025. It is one of 10 services in Balmain; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 72
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/06/2007
- Last assessed
- December 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 35 Terry Street, Balmain NSW 2041
- 02 9818 6199
- 02 9818 6213
- guardian.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Guardian Childcare & Education Balmain Cove 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 (Dec 2022)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2022 | PreviousOct 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Balmain
- Balmain Care for Kids 66 places Long day care
- Balmain Care For Kids 92 places Long day care
- Balmain Care for Kids OOSH 113 places Outside school hours care
- Balmain Children's Centre 38 places Long day care
- Birchgrove Public School Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Birchgrove Public School OSHC 79 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 Balmain
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 10,454
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $3,039
- Median rent /wk
- $625
- Avg household size
- 2.2