Giraffe Early Learning Centre Balgowlah
81 Griffiths St, Balgowlah NSW 2093
Giraffe Early Learning Centre Balgowlah is a long day care centre in Balgowlah NSW 2093, run by Giraffe Child Care Pty Ltd. It is approved for 150 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 7 services in Balgowlah; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 150
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 21/12/2018
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 81 Griffiths St, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 02 9907 8858
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
Giraffe Early Learning Centre Balgowlah 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 (Mar 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2026 | PreviousSep 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Balgowlah
- Balgowlah Early Learning 36 places Long day care
- Sustainable OSHC - Manly West 260 places Outside school hours care
- North Harbour Children's Centre 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Northside PreSchool 29 places Long day care
- Punchinello Kindergarten 33 places Long day care
- The Farmhouse Montessori School 67 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Balgowlah
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,068
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,681
- Median rent /wk
- $640
- Avg household size
- 2.5