Children First Early Education Fairfield
2-30 Lakeside Drive, Idalia QLD 4811
Children First Early Education Fairfield is a long day care centre in Idalia QLD 4811, run by Imagine Education Early Learning Centres No. 35 Pty Ltd ATF Imagine Education Early Learning Centres Early Learning Centres No. 35. It is approved for 112 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 6 services in Idalia; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 112
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 03/07/2024
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2-30 Lakeside Drive, Idalia QLD 4811
- 07 4453 0580
- childrenfirst.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Children First Early Education Fairfield 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Idalia
- AEIOU Townsville 40 places Childcare service
- C&K Oonoonba Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Idalia - Lakeland Boulevard 75 places Long day care
- Kids Patrol Idalia Academy 83 places Long day care
- PCYC Oonoonba Fun Squad 120 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 Idalia
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,563
- Median age
- 32
- Household income /wk
- $2,524
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.7