Little Ducks Childcare New Farm
55 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Little Ducks Childcare New Farm is a long day care centre in Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, run by Little Ducks Childcare Wilston Pty Ltd. It is approved for 99 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2025. It is one of 5 services in Fortitude Valley; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 99
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 07/01/2016
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 55 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
- 07 3252 1841
- 07 3257 4817
- littleducks.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
Little Ducks Childcare New Farm 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 (Oct 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2024 | PreviousNov 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Fortitude Valley
- Brookes Street Early Education Pty Ltd 78 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Fortitude Valley 139 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Newstead 108 places Long day care
- Lady Gowrie Love Street Child Centre 67 places Long day 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 Fortitude Valley
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,708
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $1,658
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 1.6