Bay Explorers
2-12 Lipscombe Rd, Deception Bay QLD 4508
Bay Explorers is a long day care centre in Deception Bay QLD 4508, run by Romsey Holdings Pty Ltd ATF Romsey Holdings Trust. It is approved for 84 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 11 services in Deception Bay; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 84
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 22/09/2014
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2-12 Lipscombe Rd, Deception Bay QLD 4508
- 07 3203 1117
- bayexplorers.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30-18:30
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Bay Explorers 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 (Apr 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2023 | PreviousAug 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Deception Bay
- Bayview Kindergarten 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Christ The King Outside School Hours Care 75 places Outside school hours care
- C&K Deception Bay North Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Deception Bay Play and Learn 92 places Long day care
- Gardenia Early Learning Deception Bay 102 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Moreton Downs 75 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 Deception Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 19,573
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,270
- Median rent /wk
- $325
- Avg household size
- 2.5