The Pocket Early Education and Care
84 Boomerang Rd, St Lucia QLD 4067
The Pocket Early Education and Care is a long day care centre in St Lucia QLD 4067, run by Avco Pocket Pty Ltd ATF Avco Pocket Trust & Red Duck Pocket Pty Ltd ATF Red Duck Pocket Trust & STJOCC Pocket Pty Ltd STJOCC Pocket Trust. It is approved for 148 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 7 services in St Lucia; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 148
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 29/07/2020
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 84 Boomerang Rd, St Lucia QLD 4067
- 07 3568 5800
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
The Pocket Early Education 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 | PreviousOct 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 St Lucia
- Campus Kindergarten & Day Care 65 places Long day care
- Ironside OSHC 225 places Outside school hours care
- Margaret Cribb Early Learning 154 places Long day care
- Playhouse Parent and Childcare Centre 166 places Long day care
- St Lucia Kindergarten 44 places Preschool / kindergarten
- The Munro Centre 52 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.
About St Lucia
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 12,220
- Median age
- 25
- Household income /wk
- $1,761
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2.4