Guardian Childcare & Education Howlong
93 Hawkins St, Howlong NSW 2643
Guardian Childcare & Education Howlong is a long day care centre in Howlong NSW 2643, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 78 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 3 services in Howlong; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 78
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 07/11/2019
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 93 Hawkins St, Howlong NSW 2643
- 02 6084 8800
- guardian.edu.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
Guardian Childcare & Education Howlong 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Howlong
- Howlong Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Howlong Public School TheirCare 39 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 Howlong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,997
- Median age
- 49
- Household income /wk
- $1,293
- Median rent /wk
- $290
- Avg household size
- 2.3