Water Street Child Care and Kindergarten
70 Water St, Cairns City QLD 4870
Water Street Child Care and Kindergarten is a long day care centre in Cairns City QLD 4870, run by Cairns & District Child Care Development Association Inc. It is approved for 36 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 36
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 05/09/2018
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 70 Water St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 07 4031 2983
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Water Street Child Care and Kindergarten sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Queensland averaged $14.15 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 (Aug 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2026 | PreviousJan 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | 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 Cairns City
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,616
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,627
- Median rent /wk
- $413
- Avg household size
- 1.9