Childcare in Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory has 367 approved childcare services across 100 suburbs: 181 offer long day care, 102 run a kindergarten or preschool program, 110 offer before and after school care and 4 are family day care schemes. 44% of rated services are Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent, against 18% nationally.
Childcare by city
Each city page ranks its suburbs by the share of services rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent, and lists the services rated Excellent.
Long day care in Australian Capital Territory averaged $16.50 an hour in the June quarter 2026, about $165 for a 10-hour day before the Child Care Subsidy; a family earning $120,000 pays about $37 a day after it. Fees by state · CCS calculator
Childcare by suburb
- Gungahlin 12 services
- Wanniassa 12 services
- Kambah 12 services
- Red Hill 9 services
- Belconnen 9 services
- Nicholls 8 services
- Deakin 7 services
- Conder 7 services
- Dickson 7 services
- Bruce 7 services
- Kaleen 7 services
- Yarralumla 6 services
- Curtin 6 services
- Garran 6 services
- Mawson 6 services
- Calwell 5 services
- Campbell 5 services
- Charnwood 5 services
- Gordon 5 services
- Gowrie 5 services
- Watson 5 services
- Evatt 5 services
- Barton 5 services
- Holt 5 services
- Harrison 5 services
- O'connor 5 services
- Phillip 5 services
- Taylor 5 services
- Throsby 5 services
- Braddon 4 services
- Aranda 4 services
- Greenway 4 services
- Amaroo 4 services
- Monash 4 services
- Lyneham 4 services
- Macquarie 4 services
- Turner 4 services
- Holder 4 services
- Acton 4 services
- Narrabundah 4 services
- Bonython 3 services
- Forde 3 services
- Chapman 3 services
- Chisholm 3 services
- Fadden 3 services
- Florey 3 services
- Forrest 3 services
- Ngunnawal 3 services
- Hughes 3 services
- Pearce 3 services
- Macgregor 3 services
- Weston 3 services
- Torrens 3 services
- Giralang 3 services
- Ainslie 3 services
- Spence 3 services
- Isabella Plains 3 services
- Lyons 3 services
- Griffith 3 services
- Scullin 3 services
- Rivett 3 services
- Richardson 3 services
- Waramanga 3 services
- Franklin 3 services
- Strathnairn 3 services
- Coombs 3 services
- Denman Prospect 3 services
- Duffy 2 services
- Fraser 2 services
- Palmerston 2 services
- Melba 2 services
- Theodore 2 services
- Latham 2 services
- Weetangera 2 services
- Hawker 2 services
- Jervis Bay 2 services
- Mckellar 2 services
- Reid 2 services
- Symonston 2 services
- Farrer 2 services
- Gilmore 2 services
- Hackett 2 services
- Bonner 2 services
- Fyshwick 2 services
- Casey 2 services
- Parkes 1 service
- Capital Hill 1 service
- Isaacs 1 service
- Canberra Airport 1 service
- Russell Hill 1 service
- Majura 1 service
- Chifley 1 service
- Downer 1 service
- Flynn 1 service
- Canberra 1 service
- Wright 1 service
- Macarthur 1 service
- Crace 1 service
- Oxley 1 service
- Page 1 service
Services and ratings: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026.