Ananda Marga River School Early Childhood Centre
251 Bridge Creek Road, Maleny QLD 4552
Ananda Marga River School Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Maleny QLD 4552, run by Ananda Marga Education Ltd. It is approved for 39 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 4 services in Maleny; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 251 Bridge Creek Road, Maleny QLD 4552
- 07 5499 9359
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Ananda Marga River School Early Childhood 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 (Nov 2022)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2022 | PreviousMar 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Maleny
- C&K Maleny Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Maleny 74 places Long day care
- Maleny Outside School Hours Care 80 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 Maleny
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,959
- Median age
- 59
- Household income /wk
- $1,144
- Median rent /wk
- $390
- Avg household size
- 2.1