Shearwater Children's Centre
U 2, 81 Club Drive, Shearwater TAS 7307
Shearwater Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Shearwater TAS 7307, run by Duerinckx Enterprises Pty Ltd ATF Duerinckx Futures Family Trust. It is approved for 60 children. It opens 6:00am to 7:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 60
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- U 2, 81 Club Drive, Shearwater TAS 7307
- 03 6428 8600
- 03 6425 3599
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Shearwater Children's 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 (Mar 2024)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2024 | PreviousJul 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| Overall | Working Towards | 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 Shearwater
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,051
- Median age
- 58
- Household income /wk
- $1,104
- Median rent /wk
- $295
- Avg household size
- 2.1