Forrest Primary School - Deakin Preschool Unit

Meeting Rated Oct 2020

Preschool / kindergarten by ACT Education Directorate

Deakin Preschool, 2 Hopetoun Cct, Deakin ACT 2600

Forrest Primary School - Deakin Preschool Unit is a preschool or kindergarten in Deakin ACT 2600, run by ACT Education Directorate. It is approved for 22 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025. It is one of 7 services in Deakin; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.

Quick facts

Approved places: 22
Service type: Preschool / kindergarten
Approved since: 01/01/2012
Last assessed: August 2025

Services offered

Preschool / kindergarten

Contact & location

Deakin Preschool, 2 Hopetoun Cct, Deakin ACT 2600
02 6142 1470
forrestps.act.edu.au

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Fees and vacancies

Forrest Primary School - Deakin Preschool Unit sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.

Kinder funding and fees by state How to get a place

Rating history

Previous: Exceeding
Current (Oct 2020): Meeting

Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting

Quality area ratings

	CurrentOct 2020	PreviousJul 2014
QA1Educational program & practice	Meeting	Exceeding
QA2Children's health & safety	Meeting	Exceeding
QA3Physical environment	Meeting	Exceeding
QA4Staffing arrangements	Meeting	Exceeding
QA5Relationships with children	Meeting	Exceeding
QA6Partnerships with families & communities	Meeting	Exceeding
QA7Governance & leadership	Meeting	Exceeding
Overall	Meeting	Exceeding

Nearby in Deakin

Canberra Girls Grammar School Age Care 99 places Meeting Outside school hours care
Canberra Girls Grammar School Early Learning Centre 154 places Exceeding Long day care
Deakin School for Early Learning 90 places Exceeding Long day care
Kids Biz OSHC - Deakin 121 places Meeting Outside school hours care
St Luke's Early Learning Community Deakin 116 places Not yet rated Long day care
Urban Education ELC 82 places Meeting Long day care

See all in Deakin

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 Deakin

ABS Census 2021 data

Population: 3,124
Median age: 45
Household income /wk: $3,117
Median rent /wk: $560
Avg household size: 2.4