Marina Cottage Early Learning Centre
32 Southern Cross Boulevard, Shell Cove NSW 2529
Marina Cottage Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Shell Cove NSW 2529, run by Marina Cottage Pty Ltd. It is approved for 40 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 4 services in Shell Cove; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 40
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/05/2009
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 32 Southern Cross Boulevard, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 02 4297 1888
- marinacottage.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Marina Cottage Early Learning Centre 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 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousOct 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Shell Cove
- Early Learning On Bribie 43 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Shell Cove 90 places Long day care
- Peak Sports and Learning Shell Cove Public School 73 places Outside school hours 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 Shell Cove
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,591
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $2,452
- Median rent /wk
- $600
- Avg household size
- 3