Banjo and Friends
A B Paterson College, 10 A B Paterson Drive, Arundel QLD 4214
Banjo and Friends is a long day care centre in Arundel QLD 4214, run by A B PATERSON COLLEGE LIMITED. It is approved for 126 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025. It is one of 7 services in Arundel; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 126
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 22/08/2019
- Last assessed
- August 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- A B Paterson College, 10 A B Paterson Drive, Arundel QLD 4214
- 07 5561 4155
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Banjo and Friends 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 (Aug 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2025 | PreviousJan 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Arundel
- A B Paterson Childcare Centre 74 places Long day care
- Creative Garden Early Learning Centre Arundel 118 places Long day care
- Little Souls Taking Big Steps 28 places Long day care
- Parkwood Early Childhood 75 places Long day care
- Willow Early Learning Centre Arundel 74 places Long day care
- YMCA Arundel 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 Arundel
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,171
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,682
- Median rent /wk
- $470
- Avg household size
- 2.7