Essence Early Learning Mackay
51 - 53 Grendon Street, North Mackay QLD 4740
Essence Early Learning Mackay is a long day care centre in North Mackay QLD 4740, run by THOMANDERS PTY LTD. It is approved for 76 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 10 services in North Mackay; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 76
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 51 - 53 Grendon Street, North Mackay QLD 4740
- 07 4957 4466
- essenceearlylearning.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Essence Early Learning Mackay 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 (May 2023)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2023 | PreviousApr 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| 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 | Working Towards | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Working Towards |
Nearby in North Mackay
- Camp Australia - Mackay North State School OSHC 60 places Outside school hours care
- C&K Mackay North Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning North Mackay 86 places Long day care
- Mackay Christian College Outside School Hours Care 90 places Outside school hours care
- Mackay Christian College Pre-Prep Learning Centre 66 places Long day care
- PCYC Fitzgerald Fun Squad 90 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 North Mackay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,194
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,375
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.2