Natural Elements Early Learning Centre Merrimac
162 Gooding Drive, Merrimac QLD 4226
Natural Elements Early Learning Centre Merrimac is a long day care centre in Merrimac QLD 4226, run by East Coast Early Learning Pty Ltd. It is approved for 150 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 6 services in Merrimac; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 150
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 162 Gooding Drive, Merrimac QLD 4226
- 07 5530 7088
- learningavenueschildcare.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
Natural Elements Early Learning Centre Merrimac 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 (Oct 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2025 | PreviousJan 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 Merrimac
- All Saints Pre Prep 50 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Base OOSH All Saints Anglican 105 places Outside school hours care
- Kidzco Early Learning Centre Merrimac 75 places Long day care
- Star of the Sea Kindergarten + Outside School Hours Care 75 places Preschool / kindergarten
- YMCA Merrimac Outside School Hours Care 105 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 Merrimac
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,212
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $1,688
- Median rent /wk
- $463
- Avg household size
- 2.6