Busy Bees at Salisbury Downs
214a Salisbury Hwy, Salisbury Downs SA 5108
Busy Bees at Salisbury Downs is a long day care centre in Salisbury Downs SA 5108, run by Busy Bees Killarney Heights Pty Ltd. It is approved for 82 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 7 services in Salisbury Downs; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 82
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 12/06/2019
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 214a Salisbury Hwy, Salisbury Downs SA 5108
- 08 7079 6824
- 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 Salisbury Downs sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in South Australia averaged $14.10 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 (Sep 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousSep 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Salisbury Downs
- Children First Early Education Salisbury Downs 108 places Long day care
- Edge Early Learning Salisbury Downs 115 places Long day care
- Highway Child Care & Early Learning Centre 62 places Long day care
- Riverview Preschool Centre 58 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Salisbury Downs Preschool Centre 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
- YMCA Riverdale OSHC 100 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 Salisbury Downs
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,296
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,134
- Median rent /wk
- $273
- Avg household size
- 2.6