Bowen Childcare and Early Education
65 Williams Street, Bowen QLD 4805
Bowen Childcare and Early Education is a long day care centre in Bowen QLD 4805, run by Bowen and District Child Care Association Inc. It is approved for 63 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Bowen; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 63
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 65 Williams Street, Bowen QLD 4805
- 07 4786 3400
- bowenchildcare.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Bowen Childcare and Early Education 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 (Sep 2025)
Rating changed from Meeting to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2025 | PreviousApr 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Meeting |
Nearby in Bowen
- PCYC Queens Beach Fun Squad 59 places Outside school hours care
- Bowen Out of School Hours Care 60 places Outside school hours care
- Bowen/Collinsville Family Day Care Scheme Places not listed Family day care
- C&K Queens Beach Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Bowen 58 places Long day care
- Kidz At The Beach 75 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 Bowen
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,205
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,343
- Median rent /wk
- $270
- Avg household size
- 2.4