Kool Kids Early Learning Centre - Mermaid Waters
167 - 169 Barrier Reef Drive, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218
Kool Kids Early Learning Centre - Mermaid Waters is a long day care centre in Mermaid Waters QLD 4218, run by Kool Kids Operations Pty Ltd. It is approved for 72 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm 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
- 72
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
Contact & location
- 167 - 169 Barrier Reef Drive, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218
- 07 5572 2611
- koolkids.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Kool Kids Early Learning Centre - 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 (Aug 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2024 | PreviousAug 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| 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
- Busy Bees at Mermaid Waters 98 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