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Little Scribblers
from 130 Google reviews.
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The childcare centres of Queensland
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Queensland on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Little Scribblers (5.0 from 130 Google reviews), Seeds Early Learning Centre Shailer Park (5.0 from 109 Google reviews) and Small Steps Academy (5.0 from 59 Google reviews).
- Childcare Centres compared
- 883
- Google reviews
- 19,799
- Median rating
- 4.8
The childcare centres of Queensland: the top 50
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Seeds Early Learning Centre Shailer Park
from 109 Google reviews.
359 Chatswood Rd, Shailer Park QLD 4128
3
Small Steps Academy
from 59 Google reviews.
21-23 Robert Rd, Cairns QLD 4869
4
St Lucia Kindergarten (C&K)
from 55 Google reviews.
5
Kindy House Early Learning Labrador
from 52 Google reviews.
168A Whiting St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
6
The Creek Early Learning
from 48 Google reviews.
7
Carrara Tiny Tots Early Learning Centre
from 46 Google reviews.
ORCHID PARK, 1 Alison Rd, Gold Coast QLD 4211
8
Regents Park Kindergarten & Child Care
from 35 Google reviews.
133 Lamberth Rd, Brisbane QLD 4118
9
Lullaby Early Learning Centre Varsity Lakes
from 34 Google reviews.
194 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes QLD 4227
10
Little World for Discoverers
from 32 Google reviews.
24 Michigan Drive, Oxenford QLD 4210
11
Bright Kids Centre
from 31 Google reviews.
81 Nerang Connection Rd, Gold Coast QLD 4211
12
Sparrow Early Learning Buderim
from 28 Google reviews.
58-60 Buderim Pines Dr, Sunshine Coast QLD 4556
13
Jungle Gems Early Learning Centre
from 27 Google reviews.
14
Perfect Beginnings Child Care
from 101 Google reviews.
15
Nannies Of Noosa
from 97 Google reviews.
Bay Village, 18 Hastings St, Sunshine Coast QLD 4567
16
Gumleaf Gully Childcare
from 26 Google reviews.
2A Fleay Ct, Gold Coast QLD 4220
17
Kitiwah Place Early Learning Centre
from 26 Google reviews.
7 Power Rd, Gympie QLD 4570
18
Play Early Learning Centre
from 26 Google reviews.
129 Bunya St, Dalby QLD 4405
19
Caloundra Community Kindergarten
from 25 Google reviews.
1 Cowan St, Sunshine Coast QLD 4551
20
Enrich Early Education
from 25 Google reviews.
29 Coolibah St, Gold Coast QLD 4215
21
Kids Early Learning Centres Charters Towers
from 25 Google reviews.
17 Gordon St, Charters Towers QLD 4820
22
Lollipop Lane Child Care Centre
from 25 Google reviews.
100 Kortum Dr, Gold Coast QLD 4220
23
Out & About Care & Education Newspaper Place
from 25 Google reviews.
2 Newspaper Pl, Sunshine Coast QLD 4558
24
Fun With Kids Wellbeing Family Day Care Centre
from 24 Google reviews.
25
GrowingTree Early Education Kangaroo Point
from 73 Google reviews.
753 Main St, Brisbane QLD 4169
26
Day One Early Learning Centre - Edens Landing Campus
from 72 Google reviews.
125 Castile Cres, Brisbane QLD 4207
27
Bundall Early Education Centre
from 23 Google reviews.
92 Slatyer Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4217
28
Heaven Sent Help
from 63 Google reviews.
3170 Gold Coast Hwy, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
29
Labrador Playschool Early Learning Centre
from 22 Google reviews.
175 Government Road, Labrador QLD 4215
30
Southport Junior Campus
from 22 Google reviews.
31
AppleBerries Early Education Service Caboolture South
from 21 Google reviews.
5 Cattle Dr, Caboolture QLD 4510
32
C&K West Chermside Pre Prep
from 21 Google reviews.
33
Happy Hearts Childcare and Kindergarten Caboolture
from 54 Google reviews.
194 Pumicestone Rd, Caboolture QLD 4510
34
Albert Waterways Children's Centre
from 51 Google reviews.
Albert Waterways Childrens Centre, 91 Sunshine Blvd
35
Kool Kids Miami
from 51 Google reviews.
Marsala, 23 Pacific Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4220
36
Little Wonders Babysitting & Events Service Toowoomba & Darwin
from 20 Google reviews.
37
Seedlings & Co - Eli Waters
from 20 Google reviews.
38
The Grove Early Learning
from 46 Google reviews.
39
Junior Explorers Early Learning Centre
from 19 Google reviews.
37 Marr St, Cairns QLD 4869
40
Nazareth Lutheran Early Learning Centre
from 19 Google reviews.
41
Olive's Place Early Learning Centre
from 19 Google reviews.
4 Leviathan Dr, Mudgeeraba QLD 4213
42
Tree of Life Child Care Centre and Kindergarten Mudgeeraba
from 19 Google reviews.
43
Out & About Care & Education Dalton Drive
from 45 Google reviews.
30 Dalton Dr, Maroochydore QLD 4558
44
Siblings Early Learning
from 45 Google reviews.
252 Newman Rd, Brisbane QLD 4034
45
Small World Child Care Centre
from 43 Google reviews.
113-115 Pappas Way, Gold Coast QLD 4211
46
The Paddock Early Learning
from 43 Google reviews.
47
Memorial Park Community Kindergarten
from 42 Google reviews.
19 Second Ave, Sunshine Coast QLD 4558
48
Little Peanuts Early Learning Centre
from 18 Google reviews.
215 Haly St, Kingaroy QLD 4610
49
Olsen Avenue Community Children’s Centre
from 18 Google reviews.
47 Olsen Ave, Gold Coast QLD 4215
50
Rachel's Place Childcare Centre & Kindergarten - West End, Brisbane
from 40 Google reviews.
111 Vulture St, Brisbane QLD 4101
Not a Chain compared 883 childcare centres in Queensland, with 19,799 Google reviews between them. Of these, 364 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.8 from a median of 16 reviews.
Of the childcare centres compared, the most reviewed is Bella's Wonderland, with 675 Google reviews at 4.5.
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 Queensland, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Queensland on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Little Scribblers (5.0 from 130 Google reviews), Seeds Early Learning Centre Shailer Park (5.0 from 109 Google reviews) and Small Steps Academy (5.0 from 59 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank childcare centres in Queensland?
- 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 Queensland did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 883 childcare centres in Queensland, with 19,799 Google reviews between them. Of these, 364 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.8 from a median of 16 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.