Lady Gowrie - University South Education and Care Service
2 Grace Street, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
Lady Gowrie - University South Education and Care Service is a long day care centre in Sandy Bay TAS 7005, run by Lady Gowrie Tasmania Inc.. It is approved for 113 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025. It is one of 9 services in Sandy Bay; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 113
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2 Grace Street, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
- 03 6226 2088
- 03 6226 7163
- gowrie-tas.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Lady Gowrie - University South Education and Care Service sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Tasmania averaged $13.35 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 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousJan 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Sandy Bay
- Hutchins Early Learning Centre 84 places Long day care
- Lady Gowrie - Fahan Education and Care Service 25 places Long day care
- Lipscombe Child Care Services - Nutgrove Annexe 86 places Long day care
- Lipscombe Child Care Services 45 places Long day care
- Mount Carmel Outside School Hours Care 45 places Long day care
- Sandy Bay Child Care Centre 110 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 Sandy Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 12,315
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,915
- Median rent /wk
- $418
- Avg household size
- 2.4