Wattle Early Childhood Centre
Childcare Centre, 38 Wattle St, Lyneham ACT 2602
Wattle Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Lyneham ACT 2602, run by Wattle Community Association Incorporated. It is approved for 33 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 4 services in Lyneham; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 33
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Childcare Centre, 38 Wattle St, Lyneham ACT 2602
- 02 6248 7647
- wattleecc.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:45pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:45pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:45pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:45pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Wattle 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 (Mar 2023)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2023 | PreviousOct 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Lyneham
- Brindabella Christian College Early Learning Centre 165 places Long day care
- Lyneham Primary School - Preschool Unit 42 places Preschool / kindergarten
- YWCA Lyneham School Age Care 121 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 Lyneham
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,703
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $2,084
- Median rent /wk
- $425
- Avg household size
- 2.1