The Lakes Early Learning Centre
Cnr Summit Drive and Spring Avenue, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
The Lakes Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Springfield Lakes QLD 4300, run by MCJEJ Pty Ltd. It is approved for 160 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 6 services in Springfield Lakes; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 160
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Cnr Summit Drive and Spring Avenue, Springfield Lakes QLD 4300
- 07 3288 5600
- 33819000
- thelakeschildcare.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
The Lakes 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 (Nov 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2023 | PreviousMay 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| 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 | Working Towards |
Nearby in Springfield Lakes
- Busy Bees at Springfield Lakes 75 places Long day care
- Good Shepherd Child Care Services & Kindergarten 263 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Springfield Lakes 96 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Springfield Lakes 100 places Long day care
- YMCA Springfield Lakes Outside School Hours Care 150 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 Springfield Lakes
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 17,211
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $2,184
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 3