Dolphin Ave Early Learning Centre
32 Dolphin Avenue, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Dolphin Ave Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Mermaid Beach QLD 4218, run by Evangelista Investments Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Evangelista Property Trust. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/06/2022
- Last assessed
- August 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 32 Dolphin Avenue, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
- 07 5575 6875
- dolphinelc.com.au
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
Dolphin Ave Early Learning 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
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 Beach
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,329
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,895
- Median rent /wk
- $460
- Avg household size
- 2.1