Skippy's Early Learning Centre
385 Duthie Avenue, North Rockhampton QLD 4701
Skippy's Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in North Rockhampton QLD 4701, run by Penny F Pty Ltd as Trustee for Penny Farrell Unit Trust. It is approved for 74 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 19 services in North Rockhampton; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 74
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 385 Duthie Avenue, North Rockhampton QLD 4701
- 07 4926 5552
- 07 4921 3821
- skippys.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
Skippy's Early Learning Centre 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 (Sep 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2026 | PreviousMay 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in North Rockhampton
- After The Bell Aus- Berserker Street State School 30 places Outside school hours care
- C&K Berserker Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- C&K Glenmore Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- C&K nGundanoo Imbabee Community Childcare Centre 55 places Long day care
- Guppy's Early Learning - Frenchville 84 places Long day care
- Journey Early Learning Centre - Kawana 151 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.