Papilio Early Learning Bruce
100 Eastern Valley Way, Belconnen ACT 2617
Papilio Early Learning Bruce is a long day care centre in Belconnen ACT 2617, run by Affinity Education Group Pty Limited. It is approved for 89 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 9 services in Belconnen; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 89
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 100 Eastern Valley Way, Belconnen ACT 2617
- 02 6251 9399
- affinityeducation.com.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
Papilio Early Learning Bruce 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 (Feb 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2024 | PreviousMar 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Belconnen
- Bright Future Early Learning Belconnen 90 places Long day care
- Buds and Bees Early Learning Centre 100 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
- 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