McDowall State School Outside School Hours Care Program
1018 Rode Road, Mcdowall QLD 4053
McDowall State School Outside School Hours Care Program is an outside school hours care service in Mcdowall QLD 4053, run by McDowall State School Parents and Citizens Association. It is approved for 350 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 5 services in Mcdowall; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 350
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 1018 Rode Road, Mcdowall QLD 4053
- 07 3353 5755
- 07 3353 5350
- mcdowallss.eq.edu.au
Fees and vacancies
McDowall State School Outside School Hours Care Program sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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 2019)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2019 | PreviousSep 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Mcdowall
- Avenues Early Learning Centre - McDowall 75 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning McDowall 74 places Long day care
- Only About Children McDowall 90 places Long day care
- Story House Early Learning McDowall Village 75 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 Mcdowall
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,612
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,486
- Median rent /wk
- $470
- Avg household size
- 2.9