Turtle Cove Early Learning Centre Central
44 Gertrude St, Geraldton WA 6530
Turtle Cove Early Learning Centre Central is a long day care centre in Geraldton WA 6530, run by Matese Pty Ltd. It is approved for 59 children. It opens 6:15am to 5:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Geraldton; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 59
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 20/06/2022
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 44 Gertrude St, Geraldton WA 6530
- 08 9935 9122
- turtlecoveelc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:15am to 5:45pm
- Tuesday
- 6:15am to 5:45pm
- Wednesday
- 6:15am to 5:45pm
- Thursday
- 6:15am to 5:45pm
- Friday
- 6:15am to 5:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Turtle Cove Early Learning Centre Central sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Western Australia averaged $14.90 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Geraldton
- Bambi Child Care Centre - Fitzgerald 61 places Long day care
- Bambi Child Care OSHC 60 places Outside school hours care
- Kidz Retreat 59 places Long day care
- Magic Cottage Child Care Centre 55 places Long day care
- Ready Set Grow Child Care Centre - Bluff Point 57 places Long day care
- Turtle Cove Early Learning Centre 57 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 Geraldton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,246
- Median age
- 47
- Household income /wk
- $1,142
- Median rent /wk
- $220
- Avg household size
- 2