Waratah Street Early Education Centre
28 Waratah Street, Cronulla NSW 2230
Waratah Street Early Education Centre is a long day care centre in Cronulla NSW 2230, run by Sutherland Shire Council. It is approved for 40 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 10 services in Cronulla; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 40
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 05/09/2008
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 28 Waratah Street, Cronulla NSW 2230
- 02 9523 8223
- 02 9523 6094
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:15pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:15pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:15pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:15pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Waratah Street Early Education 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 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2024 | PreviousJan 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Cronulla
- Babies by the Bay at Mimi's 68 places Long day care
- Babies by the Bay Cronulla 33 places Long day care
- Burraneer Activity Centre 120 places Outside school hours care
- Cronulla Preschool Kindergarten 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Little Handprints Woolooware 29 places Long day care
- Little Darlings II Woolooware Road Kindy 54 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 Cronulla
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 17,899
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $2,058
- Median rent /wk
- $500
- Avg household size
- 2.1