Long Day Care
For families with children from Birth until Prep entry age we offer high quality extended daycare at multiple sites throughout Queensland. Our Long Day Care centres open 5 days a week and some services offer embedded Kindergarten programs.
Our Long Day Care Centres are open for 50 weeks of the year with a two week break over the Christmas and New Year period. These delightful daycare centres place an emphasis on building relationships, quality interactions and promoting early learning. Staffed by qualified and experienced early childhood professionals.
Our Long Day Care locations
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Barcaldine
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Blackall
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Brisbane
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Cairns
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Dysart
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Tambo
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Thursday Island
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Townsville
Fees & Enrolment process
A waiting list application is to be completed for children wishing to be placed on the Long Day Care waiting list. This form is available for collection at the Service or electronically by clicking on the link below. The submission of this form does not guarantee a place at the Service.
Placements of children in Lady Gowrie Childcare Centres and Community Kindergartens is undertaken using the guidelines of the Australian Government, Department of Education. Information regarding Priority for allocating places is available at this website.
Please complete our online Waiting List Application and your information will be sent to info@ladygowrie.com.au
Online Waiting List Form
Waiting List Application
Choosing the right Child Care Centre for your child and family
Choosing the right childcare or Long Day Care centre can be an exciting and overwhelming time for you and your child. It is important to assess the type of care that would best suit your child and family. Once you have chosen the type of care it is important to visit the service to meet the staff and see the environments to ensure it will provide the best outcomes for you child.
For more information on choosing the right Long Day Care or Childcare Centre, please visit the Starting Blocks website
Download Information Sheet
Starting Blocks - Choosing the right service
Child Care Subsidy (CCS)
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) changed on 10 July 2023. Most families using child care, including Long Day Care can now get more subsidy. Read more about what you need to know from July.
There are also changes to the CCS activity test for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
The Australian Government’s childcare package provides more support for more families, especially those requiring Long Day Care and is targeted at those who need it most. Now fully implemented, it represents a significant to the early learning and care system.
For more information visit: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/child-care-subsidy
Download Information Sheet
Child Care Package - Information for Families
Programs
GOWRIE PARENT / TODDLER
A program for the child and primary carer, both toddler and parent attend this group together. The program is offered for one 2 hour session per week from 9.30 to 11.30am every Monday or Friday.
This program is located at Love Street Child Centre, please contact (07) 3257 7949 for more information
OUR SERVICE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REFURBISHMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL BE REVIEWED IN JULY 2024.
GOWRIE THREES PROGRAM
Designed as a program to introduce children to an educational setting. Children attend this group for one 3 hour session per week from 9.00am to 12 noon Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
This program is located at Love Street Child Centre, please contact (07) 3257 7949 for more information
OUR SERVICE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REFURBISHMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL BE REVIEWED IN JULY 2024.
We are a not for-profit organisation providing high quality childcare and Kindergarten programs, with a strong heritage in early childhood education in Queensland and Australia.
The Brisbane Lady Gowrie Childcare Centre was established in 1940 as a demonstration centre for excellence in early childhood education and care. We continue to be Qld’s leading provider of Community Kindergarten and Long Day Care services and uphold the highest standards in childcare.
Lady Gowrie QLD acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which our Kindergarten and childcare services are placed, and pay our respects to the elders, past and present, who have raised children, taught them about the world around them and bestowed on them the gift of culture and language.
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