Mother Duck Childcare and Kindergarten Gaythorne
23 Heliopolis Parade, Mitchelton QLD 4053
Mother Duck Childcare and Kindergarten Gaythorne is a long day care centre in Mitchelton QLD 4053, run by Kthorne Pty Ltd. It is approved for 110 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 9 services in Mitchelton; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 110
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 23 Heliopolis Parade, Mitchelton QLD 4053
- 07 3855 1090
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
Mother Duck Childcare and Kindergarten Gaythorne 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 (Nov 2023)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2023 | PreviousApr 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Mitchelton
- Early Birds Child Care (Mitchelton) 50 places Long day care
- Blackwood Street Early Learning 90 places Long day care
- Busy Bees at Mitchelton 94 places Long day care
- Helping Hands Mitchelton 140 places Outside school hours care
- Milestones Early Learning Brookside 75 places Long day care
- Mitchelton Pre-Schooling Centre 75 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 Mitchelton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,244
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $2,228
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.6