Lady Gowrie Thursday Island Child Centre
86 Victoria Parade, Thursday Island QLD 4875
Lady Gowrie Thursday Island Child Centre is a long day care centre in Thursday Island QLD 4875, run by Lady Gowrie QLD Ltd. It is approved for 65 children. It opens 12:00am to 11:59pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 5 services in Thursday Island; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 65
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 86 Victoria Parade, Thursday Island QLD 4875
- 07 4069 2317
- 40692594
- gowrie.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 12:00am to 11:59pm
- Tuesday
- 12:00am to 11:59pm
- Wednesday
- 12:00am to 11:59pm
- Thursday
- 12:00am to 11:59pm
- Friday
- 12:00am to 11:59pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Lady Gowrie Thursday Island Child Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Queensland averaged $14.15 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 (Jun 2026)
Rating changed from Meeting to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2026 | PreviousDec 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Meeting |
Nearby in Thursday Island
- Port Kennedy After School and Vacation Care 45 places Childcare service
- Tagai State College - Thursday Island (Kalaw Kaziw Mudh) - Tamwoy Kindergarten 27 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Tagai State College - Thursday Island (Paru Kaziw Mudh) Kindergarten 22 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Tagai State College - Thursday Island (Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh) Kindergarten 30 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 Thursday Island
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,805
- Median age
- 30
- Household income /wk
- $2,136
- Median rent /wk
- $200
- Avg household size
- 3.2