Lady Gowrie Pedder Patter Education and Care Centre
21 Pedder Street, South Launceston TAS 7249
Lady Gowrie Pedder Patter Education and Care Centre is a long day care centre in South Launceston TAS 7249, run by Lady Gowrie Tasmania Inc.. It is approved for 50 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 6 services in South Launceston; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 50
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 21 Pedder Street, South Launceston TAS 7249
- 03 6344 9993
- gowrie-tas.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Lady Gowrie Pedder Patter Education and Care Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Tasmania averaged $13.35 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 (Jul 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2026 | PreviousAug 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Exceeding | Working Towards |
Nearby in South Launceston
- Glen Dhu Children's Services Pty Ltd 40 places Long day care
- Green Leaves Early Learning Launceston 124 places Long day care
- Hope Discovery Outside School Hours Care 110 places Outside school hours care
- South Launceston Early Learning 94 places Long day care
- Stewart Child Care Services 91 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 South Launceston
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,894
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,374
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.2