Seagulls Early Years and OSHC
Waimea Heights Primary School, 12 Balfour Ct, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
Seagulls Early Years and OSHC is a long day care centre in Sandy Bay TAS 7005, run by Lipscombe Child Care Services Inc. It is approved for 110 children. It opens 7:45am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. 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
- 110
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Waimea Heights Primary School, 12 Balfour Ct, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
- 03 6225 1418
- 03 6225 0208
- lipscombechildcare.asn.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Seagulls Early Years and OSHC 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 (May 2026)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousAug 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
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
- Lady Gowrie - University South Education and Care Service 113 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
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