Albert Waterways Children's Centre
91 Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218
Albert Waterways Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Mermaid Waters QLD 4218, run by Albert Waterways Children's Centre Inc. It is approved for 47 children. It opens 7:45am to 5:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025. It is one of 7 services in Mermaid Waters; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 47
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 91 Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218
- 07 5572 7333
- albertwaterwayscc.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Tuesday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Wednesday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Thursday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Friday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Albert Waterways Children's Centre 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.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Sep 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousMay 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Mermaid Waters
- Aussie Kids at Mermaid Waters 74 places Long day care
- Busy Bees at Mermaid Waters 98 places Long day care
- Kool Kids Early Learning Centre - Mermaid Waters 72 places Long day care
- Mermaid Waters Community Kindergarten 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Sunkids Children's Centre Mermaid Waters 162 places Long day care
- YMCA Miami Outside School Hours Care 130 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 Mermaid Waters
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,088
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,766
- Median rent /wk
- $450
- Avg household size
- 2.5