Guardian Childcare & Education Forde
1 Lomax St, Forde ACT 2914
Guardian Childcare & Education Forde is a long day care centre in Forde ACT 2914, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 102 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 3 services in Forde; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 102
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 1 Lomax St, Forde ACT 2914
- 02 6162 2686
- 02 6162 2687
- guardian.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Guardian Childcare & Education Forde 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.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Jun 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2024 | PreviousMay 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Forde
- Burgmann Anglican School Pre-Kindergarten - Forde 25 places Long day care
- Burgmann Outside School Hours Care - Forde 86 places Outside school hours 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 Forde
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,435
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $3,553
- Median rent /wk
- $590
- Avg household size
- 3.2