The Wollongong Shepherd Centre
48 Dempster Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
The Wollongong Shepherd Centre is a preschool or kindergarten in Wollongong NSW 2500, run by The Shepherd Centre. It is approved for 15 children. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 21 services in Wollongong; 8 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 15
- Service type
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Approved since
- 26/08/2007
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 48 Dempster Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 02 9370 4493
- 02 9370 4499
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 3:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 3:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 3:30pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 3:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
The Wollongong Shepherd Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Dec 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2024 | PreviousAug 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Wollongong
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- Fun-Damentals - Sport & Movement Skills 150 places Outside school hours care
- Grandma Rosie's Childcare Centre - Wollongong 39 places Long day care
- BFS Kenny Street Early Learning 32 places Long day care
- Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Wollongong 72 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 Wollongong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 20,446
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,549
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2