Busy Bees at Smithfield Plains
36 Crittenden Road, Smithfield Plains SA 5114
Busy Bees at Smithfield Plains is a long day care centre in Smithfield Plains SA 5114, run by Baker Street Childcare Education Pty Ltd. It is approved for 82 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2025. It is one of 4 services in Smithfield Plains; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 82
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 36 Crittenden Road, Smithfield Plains SA 5114
- 08 8254 8520
- au.showmelocal.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00-18:00
- Tuesday
- 6:00-18:00
- Wednesday
- 6:00-18:00
- Thursday
- 6:00-18:00
- Friday
- 6:00-18:00
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Busy Bees at Smithfield Plains sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in South Australia averaged $14.10 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 (May 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2024 | PreviousDec 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Smithfield Plains
- Happy Haven OSHC John Hartley 39 places Outside school hours care
- John Hartley School B-7 Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting 75 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Smithfield Plains Kindergarten 60 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 Smithfield Plains
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,305
- Median age
- 29
- Household income /wk
- $1,008
- Median rent /wk
- $251
- Avg household size
- 2.6