Busy Bees at Moonee Valley
Nido Early School - Child Care Centre, 28 Thomas St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039
Busy Bees at Moonee Valley is a long day care centre in Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, run by Busy Bees Cranbourne Pty Ltd. It is approved for 91 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 9 services in Moonee Ponds; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 91
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 21/06/2019
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Nido Early School - Child Care Centre, 28 Thomas St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039
- 03 7019 9217
- thinkchildcare.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Busy Bees at Moonee Valley sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 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 (Mar 2025)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2025 | PreviousMar 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Moonee Ponds
- Camp Australia - Moonee Ponds West Primary School OSHC 79 places Outside school hours care
- Community Children - Moonee Ponds 50 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Moonee Ponds 105 places Long day care
- Only About Children Moonee Ponds 126 places Long day care
- Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School 80 places Outside school hours care
- St Monica's OSHClub 60 places Outside school hours 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 Moonee Ponds
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 16,224
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,111
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.2