Rainbow Cottage Early Childhood Centre
Childcare Centre, 29 Rae St, Belconnen ACT 2617
Rainbow Cottage Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Belconnen ACT 2617, run by Rainbow Cottage Early Childhood Centre Inc. It is approved for 49 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 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
- 49
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Childcare Centre, 29 Rae St, Belconnen ACT 2617
- 02 6251 6608
- rainbowcottage.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Rainbow Cottage 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 (Feb 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2026 | PreviousFeb 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| 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
- Papilio Early Learning Bruce 89 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