1
Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre
from 60 Google reviews.
Uptown, 2 Hinder St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The childcare centres of Australian Capital Territory
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre (5.0 from 60 Google reviews), Gungahlin Children's Centre (5.0 from 29 Google reviews) and Mini Miracles - Early Childhood Centre Bruce (5.0 from 24 Google reviews).
- Childcare Centres compared
- 73
- Google reviews
- 1,303
- Median rating
- 4.7
The childcare centres of Australian Capital Territory: the top 32
2
Gungahlin Children's Centre
from 29 Google reviews.
7 Fay Ln, Gungahlin ACT 2912
3
Mini Miracles - Early Childhood Centre Bruce
from 24 Google reviews.
62 Thynne St, Belconnen ACT 2617
4
Little Smiles Early Childhood Centre
from 22 Google reviews.
38 May Gibbs Clos, Tuggeranong ACT 2905
5
LillyPilly Early Education Centre
from 57 Google reviews.
36 Mina Wylie Cres, Tuggeranong ACT 2906
6
Buds & Bees Early Learning Centre
from 51 Google reviews.
Northpoint Plaza, 8 Chandler St, Belconnen ACT 2617
7
Cubs Corner early learning center
from 28 Google reviews.
Flax House, 216 Cowlishaw St, Tuggeranong ACT 2900
8
Torrens Early Learning
from 16 Google reviews.
1 Torrens Pl, Woden Valley ACT 2607
9
Eucalyptus Montessori
from 8 Google reviews.
84 Summerland Cct, Tuggeranong ACT 2902
10
Rainbow Cottage Early Childhood Centre
from 8 Google reviews.
29 Rae St, Belconnen ACT 2617
11
Teddybears Childcare Centre Macarthur
from 24 Google reviews.
50 Carson St, Tuggeranong ACT 2904
12
My Little Star Early Learning Centre
from 8 Google reviews.
Giralang Early Intervention, 3 Gari Pl, Belconnen ACT 2617
13
Flynn Early Childhood Education Centre
from 5 Google reviews.
5 Pither Clos, Belconnen ACT 2615
14
Koala Playschool
from 5 Google reviews.
8 Rowan Street, Cook ACT 2614
15
Hearts & Minds Early Learning Mckellar
from 12 Google reviews.
Hearts & Minds Early Learning, 6 Walkley Pl
16
Kidstart Southside Education & Activity Centre
from 11 Google reviews.
65 Sternberg Cres, Tuggeranong ACT 2903
17
Bright Bees Early Learning Centre
from 28 Google reviews.
40 O'Hanlon Pl, Gungahlin ACT 2913
18
Chinese Australian Early Childhood Centre
from 25 Google reviews.
Early Chilhood Centre, 50 Ainsworth St, Woden Valley ACT 2607
19
Woden Early Childhood Centre
from 14 Google reviews.
98 Easty St, Woden Valley ACT 2606
20
Woden Valley Early Learning Centre
from 12 Google reviews.
1 Dann Clos, Woden Valley ACT 2605
21
Bright Future Early Learning Belconnen
from 43 Google reviews.
Wilturn House, 5 Oatley Ct, Belconnen ACT 2617
22
Forrest Early Education & Care Centre
from 21 Google reviews.
1 Hobart Avenue, FORREST ACT 2603
23
Kirinari Early Childhood Centre
from 13 Google reviews.
24
YMCA Gungahlin Early Learning Centre
from 42 Google reviews.
94 Swain St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
25
Cooinda Cottage Early Childhood Centre
from 17 Google reviews.
77 Charnwood Place, Charnwood ACT 2615
26
McKellar Cottage
from 7 Google reviews.
14 Bennetts Clos, Belconnen ACT 2617
27
Baringa Childcare Centre
from 8 Google reviews.
64 Baddeley Cres, Belconnen ACT 2615
28
Urambi Early Learning Centre
from 6 Google reviews.
19 Snodgrass Cres, Tuggeranong ACT 2902
29
Nicholls Early Childhood Centre
from 5 Google reviews.
30
Sage Education and Childcare Belconnen
from 8 Google reviews.
Joint Technical Facility, 14 Wales St, Belconnen ACT 2617
31
Move Early Learning Holt
from 23 Google reviews.
17 Fullston Way, Belconnen ACT 2615
32
Kaleen Cubbyhouse Early Childhood Centre
from 5 Google reviews.
97 Alberga St, Kaleen ACT 2617
Not a Chain compared 73 childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory, with 1,303 Google reviews between them. Of these, 32 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 12 reviews.
Of the childcare centres compared, the most reviewed is Goodstart Early Learning ANU, with 80 Google reviews at 4.7.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre (5.0 from 60 Google reviews), Gungahlin Children's Centre (5.0 from 29 Google reviews) and Mini Miracles - Early Childhood Centre Bruce (5.0 from 24 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 73 childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory, with 1,303 Google reviews between them. Of these, 32 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 12 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.