Busy Bees at Castlemaine
104 Johnstone Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
Busy Bees at Castlemaine is a long day care centre in Castlemaine VIC 3450, run by Baker Street Childcare Education Pty Ltd. It is approved for 80 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 8 services in Castlemaine; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 80
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 104 Johnstone Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
- 03 5470 5422
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- 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
Busy Bees at Castlemaine sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 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 (Feb 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2024 | PreviousApr 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Castlemaine
- Castlemaine Child Care Centre 68 places Long day care
- Castlemaine Kindergarten 58 places Preschool / kindergarten
- OSHC Adventures Castlemaine South 46 places Outside school hours care
- Mount Alexander FDC Places not listed Family day care
- Ray Street Children's Centre 70 places Long day care
- South Castlemaine Kindergarten 62 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Castlemaine
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,506
- Median age
- 52
- Household income /wk
- $1,106
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2