Waratah Early Education
8-9 Waratah Drive, Manunda QLD 4870
Waratah Early Education is a long day care centre in Manunda QLD 4870, run by Harwill Investments Pty Ltd ATF Harwill Management Trust. It is approved for 64 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 6 services in Manunda; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 64
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/01/2023
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 8-9 Waratah Drive, Manunda QLD 4870
- 4055 1737
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Waratah Early Education sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Queensland averaged $14.15 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Manunda
- Cairns Kids Early Learning Centre 107 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Manunda 68 places Long day care
- Little Kindy North Cairns 67 places Long day care
- PCYC Cairns West Fun Squad 45 places Outside school hours care
- St. Francis Xavier's - Manunda Outside School Hours Care 135 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 Manunda
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,191
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,069
- Median rent /wk
- $259
- Avg household size
- 2.1