Waratah Cottage Early Learning Centre
21 Dobell Road, Claymore NSW 2559
Waratah Cottage Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Claymore NSW 2559, run by Campbelltown City Council. It is approved for 40 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 5 services in Claymore; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 40
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 26/02/2007
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 21 Dobell Road, Claymore NSW 2559
- 02 4645 4767
- 02 4645 4770
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Waratah Cottage Early Learning Centre 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 (Jul 2023)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2023 | PreviousNov 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Claymore
- Claymore Public School Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Kinda-Mindi Early Learning Centre, Claymore 60 places Long day care
- TeamKids - Claymore Public School 61 places Outside school hours care
- The Guardian Angel Pre-School 28 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 Claymore
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,579
- Median age
- 28
- Household income /wk
- $1,020
- Median rent /wk
- $209
- Avg household size
- 3.1