A Brighter Beginning Ashmore Early Learning Centre
142 Ashmore Road, Benowa QLD 4217
A Brighter Beginning Ashmore Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Benowa QLD 4217, run by Crows Nest Kindergarten Pty Ltd. It is approved for 28 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 9 services in Benowa; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 28
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 142 Ashmore Road, Benowa QLD 4217
- 07 5597 4485
- abrighterbeginningelc.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
A Brighter Beginning Ashmore Early Learning Centre 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 (Mar 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2023 | PreviousMay 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Benowa
- Benowa Children's Centre 138 places Long day care
- Benowa Early Learning Centre 140 places Long day care
- Benowa Hills Early Learning Centre 140 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Benowa 75 places Long day care
- St Kevin's Benowa Outside School Hours Care 75 places Outside school hours care
- St Kevin's Kindergarten, Benowa 22 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Benowa
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,889
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,918
- Median rent /wk
- $580
- Avg household size
- 2.7