Waratah Cottage
11 University Avenue, Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Waratah Cottage is a long day care centre in Macquarie Park NSW 2113, run by U@MQ Ltd. It is approved for 77 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2025. It is one of 10 services in Macquarie Park; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 77
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 19/12/2013
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 11 University Avenue, Macquarie Park NSW 2113
- 02 9850 4680
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Waratah Cottage 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 (Mar 2022)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2022 | PreviousDec 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Macquarie Park
- 360 Early Education Macquarie Park 88 places Long day care
- Little Lions Macquarie 80 places Long day care
- Macquarie Park Montessori Academy 90 places Long day care
- Midtown Macpark Montessori Academy 83 places Long day care
- Mini Masterminds Macquarie Park 69 places Long day care
- NextSense Preschool 75 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Macquarie Park
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,071
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $1,886
- Median rent /wk
- $460
- Avg household size
- 2