Nicholls Early Childhood Centre
Gold Creek Campus, Kelleway Avenue, Nicholls ACT 2913
Nicholls Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Nicholls ACT 2913, run by Community Services of Gungahlin Inc. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2025. It is one of 8 services in Nicholls; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Gold Creek Campus, Kelleway Avenue, Nicholls ACT 2913
- 02 6242 5005
- nichollsearlychildhoodcentre.org.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
Nicholls Early Childhood 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.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Sep 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousOct 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Nicholls
- Active Gamers Australia 66 places Outside school hours care
- Bright Bees Early Learning (Nicholls) 130 places Long day care
- Gold Creek School - Nicholls Preschool Unit 70 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Holy Spirit Early Learning Centre Nicholls 100 places Long day care
- SDN Bluebell Early Learning and Preschool 71 places Long day care
- TeamKids - Nicholls OSHC 264 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 Nicholls
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,680
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $3,134
- Median rent /wk
- $502
- Avg household size
- 2.9