Big Birds Nest Child Care Centre
26 Darwin Street, Ayr QLD 4807
Big Birds Nest Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Ayr QLD 4807, run by Big Birds Nest Inc. It is approved for 58 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 5 services in Ayr; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 58
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 26 Darwin Street, Ayr QLD 4807
- 07 4783 1371
- 4783 1371
- startingblocks.gov.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Big Birds Nest Child Care 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 (Mar 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2023 | PreviousOct 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Ayr
- Ayr Community Kindergarten Mackenzie Street Campus 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Ayr 75 places Long day care
- Burdekin Christian College Early Learning Child Care Centre 36 places Long day care
- Lillie's Cubby House 100 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 Ayr
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,603
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,246
- Median rent /wk
- $230
- Avg household size
- 2.2