Gumnut Cottage Child Care Centre
65 Perry Drive, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Gumnut Cottage Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Coffs Harbour NSW 2450, run by Gumnut Cottage Incorporated. It is approved for 52 children. It opens 7:15am to 6:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 23 services in Coffs Harbour; 7 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 52
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2007
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 65 Perry Drive, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 02 6651 3077
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Tuesday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Wednesday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Thursday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Friday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Gumnut Cottage Child 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 (May 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2023 | PreviousOct 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Coffs Harbour
- 3 Bears' Cottage Early Education Service 50 places Long day care
- Bishop Druitt College OSHC 90 places Outside school hours care
- Brayside Community Preschool Incorporated 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Coffs Harbour Preschool Association Incorporated 39 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Community OOSH Services PCYC 150 places Outside school hours care
- Faith Family Early Learning Coffs Harbour 116 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.
About Coffs Harbour
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 27,089
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,231
- Median rent /wk
- $355
- Avg household size
- 2.3