1
Small Steps Academy
from 59 Google reviews.
21-23 Robert Rd, Cairns QLD 4869
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The childcare centres of Cairns
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Cairns, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Small Steps Academy (5.0 from 59 Google reviews), Junior Explorers Early Learning Centre (5.0 from 19 Google reviews) and First Steps Cairns (5.0 from 13 Google reviews).
- Childcare Centres compared
- 54
- Google reviews
- 828
- Median rating
- 5.0
The childcare centres of Cairns: the top 21
2
Junior Explorers Early Learning Centre
from 19 Google reviews.
37 Marr St, Cairns QLD 4869
3
First Steps Cairns
from 13 Google reviews.
41-45 Aeroglen Dr, Cairns QLD 4870
4
Earlville Early Education
from 12 Google reviews.
29 Cavallaro Ave, Cairns QLD 4870
5
Mount Peter Early Learning
from 10 Google reviews.
6
Cairns Community Kindergarten
from 9 Google reviews.
174-178 Gatton St, Cairns QLD 4870
7
Kindy Zone- Mount Sheridan
from 8 Google reviews.
38 Trafalgar Rd, Cairns QLD 4868
8
Junior World
from 7 Google reviews.
60-64 Robert Rd, Cairns QLD 4869
9
Smithfield Child Care Centre
from 7 Google reviews.
80 Cheviot St, Cairns QLD 4878
10
Little World
from 18 Google reviews.
10 Hardy Rd, Cairns QLD 4868
11
Kindy Zone
from 6 Google reviews.
12
Redlynch Daycare Centre
from 6 Google reviews.
Cnr Kamerunga & Fairweather Roads, Cairns QLD 4870
13
Modern Family Early Learning
from 16 Google reviews.
40-42 Tills Street, Westcourt QLD 4870
14
Pelicans in the City - Centre One
from 50 Google reviews.
15
Cairns Tafe Community Child Care Centre
from 5 Google reviews.
T Block, 2 Newton St
16
Waratah Early Education
from 5 Google reviews.
8 Waratah Dr, Cairns QLD 4870
17
Water Street Child Care and Kindergarten
from 5 Google reviews.
18
Childs World Early Learning Centre
from 42 Google reviews.
19
Cairns South Early Learning Centre
from 36 Google reviews.
33 Bruce Hwy, Cairns QLD 4869
20
Pelicans in the City - Centre Two
from 34 Google reviews.
21
Cairns Early Learning
from 15 Google reviews.
317 Draper St, Cairns QLD 4870
Not a Chain compared 54 childcare centres in Cairns, QLD, with 828 Google reviews between them. Of these, 21 meet this list's method. The median rating is 5.0 from a median of 12 reviews.
Of the childcare centres compared, the most reviewed is Small Steps Academy, with 59 Google reviews at 5.0.
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 Cairns, QLD, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Cairns, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Small Steps Academy (5.0 from 59 Google reviews), Junior Explorers Early Learning Centre (5.0 from 19 Google reviews) and First Steps Cairns (5.0 from 13 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank childcare centres in Cairns, QLD?
- 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 Cairns, QLD did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 54 childcare centres in Cairns, QLD, with 828 Google reviews between them. Of these, 21 meet this list's method. The median rating is 5.0 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.