Wollongong TAFE Children's Centre
Wollongong TAFE, Lysaght Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
Wollongong TAFE Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Wollongong NSW 2500, run by Technical And Further Education Commission. It is approved for 46 children. It opens 8:15am to 5:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 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
- 46
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 05/12/2008
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Wollongong TAFE, Lysaght Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
- 02 7921 1540
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:15am to 5:15pm
- Tuesday
- 8:15am to 5:15pm
- Wednesday
- 8:15am to 5:15pm
- Thursday
- 8:15am to 5:15pm
- Friday
- 8:15am to 5:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Wollongong TAFE Children's 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 (Oct 2022)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2022 | PreviousJul 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
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- 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