Sparrow Early Learning Karana Downs
171 College Road, Karana Downs QLD 4306
Sparrow Early Learning Karana Downs is a long day care centre in Karana Downs QLD 4306, run by Sparrow Nest Early Learning No 8 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 67 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 3 services in Karana Downs; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 67
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 171 College Road, Karana Downs QLD 4306
- 07 3201 0131
- 07 3201 0131
- nesteducation.com.au
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
Sparrow Early Learning Karana Downs 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousMar 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| 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 | Meeting |
Nearby in Karana Downs
- Edge Early Learning Karana Downs 110 places Long day care
- Karana Early Education Centre 63 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 Karana Downs
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,800
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,255
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.8