Malanda Early Learning
1-3 Park Avenue, Malanda QLD 4885
Malanda Early Learning is a long day care centre in Malanda QLD 4885, run by Malaba Childcare Pty Ltd ATF The Malaba Childcare Discretionary Trust. It is approved for 45 children. It opens 7:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 3 services in Malanda; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 45
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 1-3 Park Avenue, Malanda QLD 4885
- 07 4095 1416
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Malanda Early Learning 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 2021)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2021 | PreviousAug 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Malanda
- Camp Australia - Malanda State School OSHC 30 places Outside school hours care
- Malanda Community Kindergarten 22 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 Malanda
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,000
- Median age
- 51
- Household income /wk
- $1,120
- Median rent /wk
- $250
- Avg household size
- 2.3