Katoomba Children's Cottage
5 West End Street, Katoomba NSW 2780
Katoomba Children's Cottage is a long day care centre in Katoomba NSW 2780, run by Katoomba Childrens Cottage Inc. It is approved for 45 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 7 services in Katoomba; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 45
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 27/03/2008
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 5 West End Street, Katoomba NSW 2780
- 02 4782 2156
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
Katoomba Children's Cottage 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 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2023 | PreviousJul 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Katoomba
- Ambrose School Age Care, St Canice's, Katoomba 25 places Outside school hours care
- Dayaa Early Learning and Preschool 57 places Long day care
- Greenwood Katoomba 120 places Long day care
- Katoomba Leura Preschool 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Katoomba Out of School Hours KOOSH 57 places Outside school hours care
- KU - Bilya Gulyangarri Preschool 29 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 Katoomba
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,268
- Median age
- 48
- Household income /wk
- $1,171
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.1