Marlin Coast Family Day Care
1/8 Maisel Close, Smithfield QLD 4878
Marlin Coast Family Day Care is a family day care service in Smithfield QLD 4878, run by Marlin Coast Family Day Care Association Inc.. It opens 8:00am to 4:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2025. It is one of 4 services in Smithfield; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Service type
- Family day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Family day care
Contact & location
- 1/8 Maisel Close, Smithfield QLD 4878
- 07 4057 9977
- 40579373
- marlincoastfdc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Marlin Coast Family Day Care sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Family day care in Australia averaged $13.95 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 (Nov 2021)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2021 | PreviousSep 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Smithfield
- Armadillo Childcare 75 places Long day care
- Milestones Early Learning Smithfield 130 places Long day care
- Smithfield Child Care Centre 61 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.