Pine Cottage Early Education
19 Pine Ave, Little Bay NSW 2036
Pine Cottage Early Education is a long day care centre in Little Bay NSW 2036, run by E & M CHILDCARE PTY LTD. It is approved for 86 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 86
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 02/04/2019
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 19 Pine Ave, Little Bay NSW 2036
- 02 9236 0118
- pinecottage.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
Pine Cottage Early Education 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 (Sep 2025)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2025 | PreviousDec 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
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 Little Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,817
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $2,364
- Median rent /wk
- $590
- Avg household size
- 2.4