Buds and Bees Early Learning Centre
unit 101 Northpoint Plaza, 8 Chandler St, Belconnen ACT 2617
Buds and Bees Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Belconnen ACT 2617, run by BRIGHT BEES EARLY LEARNING (NICHOLLS) PTY LIMITED. It is approved for 100 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025. It is one of 9 services in Belconnen; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 100
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 02/08/2022
- Last assessed
- August 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- unit 101 Northpoint Plaza, 8 Chandler St, Belconnen ACT 2617
- 02 6140 3211
- budsandbees.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Buds and Bees Early Learning Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Australian Capital Territory averaged $16.50 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding |
Nearby in Belconnen
- Bright Future Early Learning Belconnen 90 places Long day care
- Early Sun Shine Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Ginninderra Early Childhood Centre 59 places Long day care
- Papilio Early Learning Bruce 89 places Long day care
- Rainbow Cottage Early Childhood Centre 49 places Long day care
- Sage Education and Childcare Belconnen 120 places Long day care
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 Belconnen
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,502
- Median age
- 30
- Household income /wk
- $1,776
- Median rent /wk
- $430
- Avg household size
- 1.9