YMCA Early Learning Centre Holt
180 Starke St, Holt ACT 2615
YMCA Early Learning Centre Holt is a long day care centre in Holt ACT 2615, run by Young Men's Christian Association of Canberra Ltd. It is approved for 88 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 5 services in Holt; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 88
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/04/2015
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 180 Starke St, Holt ACT 2615
- 02 6254 7545
- 02 6242 4439
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
YMCA Early Learning Centre Holt 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 (Jul 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2025 | PreviousDec 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Holt
- Kingsford Smith School - Preschool Unit 74 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Move Early Learning Holt 113 places Long day care
- Poplars Early Learning 120 places Long day care
- YWCA Kingsford Smith School Age Care 66 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 Holt
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,628
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,983
- Median rent /wk
- $396
- Avg household size
- 2.4