Busy Bees at Mermaid Waters
398 Rio Vista Boulevard, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218
Busy Bees at Mermaid Waters is a long day care centre in Mermaid Waters QLD 4218, run by FEL Child Care Centres 1 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 98 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Mermaid Waters; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 98
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 23/11/2018
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 398 Rio Vista Boulevard, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218
- 07 5551 6711
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 Mermaid Waters 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 (Feb 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2026 | PreviousJan 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Mermaid Waters
- Albert Waterways Children's Centre 47 places Long day care
- Aussie Kids at Mermaid Waters 74 places Long day care
- Kool Kids Early Learning Centre - Mermaid Waters 72 places Long day care
- Mermaid Waters Community Kindergarten 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Sunkids Children's Centre Mermaid Waters 162 places Long day care
- YMCA Miami Outside School Hours Care 130 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 Mermaid Waters
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,088
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,766
- Median rent /wk
- $450
- Avg household size
- 2.5