ECTARC Wallaroo Early Education and Care Service
Corner Wallaroo Drive & Glider Avenue, Blackbutt NSW 2529
ECTARC Wallaroo Early Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Blackbutt NSW 2529, run by Illawarra Area Child Care Ltd. It is approved for 44 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 6 services in Blackbutt; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 44
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/07/2008
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Corner Wallaroo Drive & Glider Avenue, Blackbutt NSW 2529
- 02 4297 6161
- 02 4297 7045
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
ECTARC Wallaroo 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 (Oct 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2023 | PreviousOct 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Blackbutt
- 3 Steps Early Learning Shellharbour 39 places Long day care
- Early Learners Hub 32 places Long day care
- Junior Einsteins Nurturing Centre - Blackbutt 33 places Long day care
- Seaview Preschool 37 places Long day care
- Shellharbour City Children's Centre 48 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.