ECTARC Clipper Road Early Education and Care Service
42-44 Clipper Road, Nowra NSW 2541
ECTARC Clipper Road Early Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Nowra NSW 2541, run by Illawarra Area Child Care Ltd. It is approved for 40 children. It opens 8:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 16 services in Nowra; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 40
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 21/10/2006
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 42-44 Clipper Road, Nowra NSW 2541
- 02 4421 7406
- 02 4422 4793
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Friday
- 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
ECTARC Clipper Road Early Education and Care Service 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 (Jun 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2023 | PreviousOct 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | 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 | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Nowra
- Cornerstone Early Learning Academy 50 places Long day care
- Base OOSH Nowra 80 places Outside school hours care
- Base OOSH St Michael's Nowra 50 places Outside school hours care
- Big Little Futures Early Learning Nowra 29 places Long day care
- Cullunghutti Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning South Nowra 76 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 Nowra
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,956
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,037
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.2