Busy Bees at Chinchilla
3 Braithwaite Street, Chinchilla QLD 4413
Busy Bees at Chinchilla is a long day care centre in Chinchilla QLD 4413, run by FEL Child Care Centres 1 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 75 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 6 services in Chinchilla; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 75
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 3 Braithwaite Street, Chinchilla QLD 4413
- 07 4668 9366
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Busy Bees at Chinchilla 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 (Jan 2025)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2025 | PreviousSep 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Chinchilla
- Chinchilla Christian College Kindergarten 22 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Chinchilla Community Kindergarten 44 places Preschool / kindergarten
- NCC early learners Chinchilla 29 places Long day care
- St Joseph’s Outside School Hours Care, Chinchilla 45 places Outside school hours care
- The Cubby House Community Family Day Care Places not listed Family 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 Chinchilla
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,068
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,549
- Median rent /wk
- $250
- Avg household size
- 2.5