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Little Scribblers
from 130 Google reviews.
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The childcare centres of Gold Coast
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Gold Coast, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Little Scribblers (5.0 from 130 Google reviews), Carrara Tiny Tots Early Learning Centre (5.0 from 46 Google reviews) and Little World for Discoverers (5.0 from 32 Google reviews).
- Childcare Centres compared
- 56
- Google reviews
- 2,180
- Median rating
- 4.9
The childcare centres of Gold Coast: the top 36
2
Carrara Tiny Tots Early Learning Centre
from 46 Google reviews.
ORCHID PARK, 1 Alison Rd, Gold Coast QLD 4211
3
Little World for Discoverers
from 32 Google reviews.
24 Michigan Drive, Oxenford QLD 4210
4
Bright Kids Centre
from 31 Google reviews.
81 Nerang Connection Rd, Gold Coast QLD 4211
5
Jungle Gems Early Learning Centre
from 27 Google reviews.
6
Gumleaf Gully Childcare
from 26 Google reviews.
2A Fleay Ct, Gold Coast QLD 4220
7
Lollipop Lane Child Care Centre
from 25 Google reviews.
100 Kortum Dr, Gold Coast QLD 4220
8
Bundall Early Education Centre
from 23 Google reviews.
92 Slatyer Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4217
9
Heaven Sent Help
from 63 Google reviews.
3170 Gold Coast Hwy, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
10
Albert Waterways Children's Centre
from 51 Google reviews.
Albert Waterways Childrens Centre, 91 Sunshine Blvd
11
Kool Kids Miami
from 51 Google reviews.
Marsala, 23 Pacific Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4220
12
Small World Child Care Centre
from 43 Google reviews.
113-115 Pappas Way, Gold Coast QLD 4211
13
Olsen Avenue Community Children’s Centre
from 18 Google reviews.
47 Olsen Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4215
14
Village Child Care Centre
from 16 Google reviews.
17 McLachlan Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4213
15
Bauer Street Community Children's Centre
from 29 Google reviews.
76 Bauer St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
16
Kool Kids Early Learning Centre Nerang
from 65 Google reviews.
17
Kool Kids Early Learning Centre Helensvale
from 57 Google reviews.
18
Parkwood Early Childhood
from 47 Google reviews.
19
Sky Tree Kids Early Learning Centre
from 34 Google reviews.
8 Mentone Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4217
20
Natural Elements Early Learning Centre Merrimac
from 30 Google reviews.
162-168 Gooding Dr, Gold Coast QLD 4226
21
Kia ora Kids Early Learning Centre
from 8 Google reviews.
8 Short St, Gold Coast QLD 4211
22
Creative Kids Educare Centre
from 23 Google reviews.
23
Creative Kids Runaway Bay
from 23 Google reviews.
24
Little Apple Tree Child Care Centre
from 7 Google reviews.
Little Apple Tree Early Learning Centre, 8 Hersden Ct
25
GCIT Children's Centre
from 18 Google reviews.
Benowa Rd &, 179 Heeb St
26
Benowa Hills Early Learning Centre
from 16 Google reviews.
27
Kool Kids Mermaid Waters
from 35 Google reviews.
28
Benowa Children's Centres - Child Care Services
from 12 Google reviews.
198 Ashmore Rd, Gold Coast QLD 4217
29
BlueBerries Childcare
from 31 Google reviews.
Sundale Apartments, 2 Como Cres, Gold Coast QLD 4215
30
North Gold Coast Early Years Centre
from 23 Google reviews.
59 Billington St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
31
Ashmore Community Children's Centre
from 19 Google reviews.
Ashmore Community Children'S Centre, 2 Community Dr, Gold Coast QLD 4214
32
Dolphin Ave Early Learning Centre
from 19 Google reviews.
32 Dolphin Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4218
33
Willow Early Learning Centre Arundel
from 28 Google reviews.
34
Gaven Early Learning Childcare Centre
from 39 Google reviews.
35
Gold Coast Montessori Child Care & Early Learning Centre
from 59 Google reviews.
9 Robert St, Gold Coast QLD 4213
36
Jacaranda Early Education
from 48 Google reviews.
Not a Chain compared 56 childcare centres in Gold Coast, QLD, with 2,180 Google reviews between them. Of these, 36 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 35 reviews.
Of the childcare centres compared, the most reviewed is Little Scribblers, with 130 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 Gold Coast, QLD, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Gold Coast, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Little Scribblers (5.0 from 130 Google reviews), Carrara Tiny Tots Early Learning Centre (5.0 from 46 Google reviews) and Little World for Discoverers (5.0 from 32 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank childcare centres in Gold Coast, 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 Gold Coast, QLD did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 56 childcare centres in Gold Coast, QLD, with 2,180 Google reviews between them. Of these, 36 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 35 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.