St Benedict's Kindergarten and Care
890 Dalrymple Road, Shaw QLD 4818
St Benedict's Kindergarten and Care is a long day care centre in Shaw QLD 4818, run by Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville. It is approved for 61 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 2 services in Shaw; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 61
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 11/01/2018
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 890 Dalrymple Road, Shaw QLD 4818
- 07 4413 2333
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
St Benedict's Kindergarten and Care 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 | PreviousMay 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Shaw
- St Benedict's Outside School Hours Care 142 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 Shaw
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 760
- Median age
- 28
- Household income /wk
- $2,016
- Median rent /wk
- $322
- Avg household size
- 2.5