There’s a lot to consider when looking for someone to care for your young Brisbane Kids. Would you prefer a Long Day Care Centre, or is Family Day Care more your thing? Do you need part-time or full time care located close to home or work? What centres fit those criteria, AND actually have a place available for you on the days you require care for your child?
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To assist you in this very important decision-making process, Brisbane Kids has created the below Brisbane Childcare Map, as well as reviews of individual day care centres and kindergartens in Brisbane.
You might also be interested in learning the difference between kindy and day care, and family day care and information about our how childcare works in Brisbane.
Use the Brisbane Childcare Map
- Use the Brisbane Childcare Map below to select your area. You can zoom right in on the map for accurate locations. The pin icon indicates a venue with a review.
- View this map with your mobile phone, and it will geolocate Day Care Centres and Kindergartens near to where you are currently located.
Find a childcare near you
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Childcare and Kindergartens Brisbane:
At Home Family Day Care Scheme | Multiple locations
Education and Care provided by Qualified Educators in their Family Homes otherwise known as family day care. Monitored and Supported by a Dedicated and Experienced Coordination Unit. At Home Family Day Care is an Approved Service by the Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Training and Employment. www.athomefdcs.com.au
Avenues Early Learning Centre Bowen Hills
All staff at Avenues Early Learning Centre Bowen Hills aim to provide a warm and welcoming environment for children and families, where everyone feels secure and supported. The centre has a rich culture and culture, diversity and acceptance are embedded into the program every day. The centre fosters acceptance of others and develops respectful relationships between all children. The service has a rating of ‘Exceeding’ in the National Quality Standard (NQS). http://avenueschildcare.com.au/our-centres/bowen-hills/
Blackwood Street Child Centre
Blackwood Street Child Centre is Mitchelton’s leading long day care not for profit child centre. Operating Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, the centre is community-focused and provides a safe and happy learning environment for children from nursery to kindy age inclusive. With more than twice the required outdoor space per child, and a natural environment, the centre provides children the flexibility to safely explore their surroundings. http://blackwoodstreetchildcentre.com.au/
The Boulevard Early Learning Centre Windaroo
The Boulevard Early Learning Centre Windaroo cares for children from 6 weeks to school age in a safe, nurturing environment that truly feels like a home away from home. As a small, close-knit centre, every child is known by name and supported to feel secure, confident, and valued. https://theboulevardelc.com.au/windaroo/
The Boulevard Early Learning Centre Mt Warren Park
The Boulevard Early Learning Centre Mt Warren Park cares for children from 6 weeks to school age, including before and after school care for school-aged children, in a safe, nurturing environment that truly feels like a home away from home. https://theboulevardelc.com.au/mt-warren-park/
C & K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten
C&K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten offers a Pre-Prep program which aims to provide families with a rich, rewarding and inclusive educational experience. The Kindergarten is a branch service of the Creche & Kindergarten Association and prides itself on growing in line with the needs of the local community. www.candk.asn.au/coorparoo
Camira Kindergarten (C & K)
Camira Kindergarten is a C&K affiliated early childhood program that has been servicing the Greater Springfield community for 30 years. The kindy offers two groups in a 5-day fortnight, and their daily program runs from 8.30am to 2.38pm. Camira Kindergarten view children as individuals with unique patterns of growth and development, which staff recognise, respect and nurture. http://www.camirakindy.com.au/
Camp Hill Kindergarten & Preschool
Camp Hill Kindergarten is a community based non-profit organisation run by parents for their children. The Centre offers 3 ½ to 4½ year old kindy classes for 5 days per fortnight during school terms. Camp Hill Kindergarten is affiliated with C&K. This means that everything, including staff, educational programs and equipment, is of an approved standard. www.camphillkindy.org.au
Cannon Hill Community Kindergarten
Cannon Hill Community Kindergarten is a Lady Gowrie affiliated centre that was established in 1962 as the Cannon Hill Kindergarten and Community Pre-School Association, and officially opened in 1963. The Kindy has strong ties to the local community, and promotes parent involvement in the daily operations of the kindergarten. http://www.cannonhillkindy.com.au/
Centenary Christian Kindergarten
Imagine your child playing and learning in a setting where children are building on prior learning in a stress-free environment. Centenary Christian Kindergarten offer a not for profit kindy program, before/after kindy care program and a pre-kindy program. Centenary Christian Kindergarten aims to care for and grow your child in a Christ centred environment. Call (07) 3279 3351 or visit to receive a personal tour. centenarychristiankindergarten.org
Chapel Hill Community Kindergarten
Chapel Hill Community Kindergarten is a one unit centre offering a Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten program to children from Brisbane’s west. As a truly unique kindergarten, Chapel Hill Community Kindergarten offers children spacious, peaceful surroundings in which to play and learn; a nurturing and outstanding team of early childhood qualified teachers; and their Bush Kindy program which allows children to learn about the natural environment in which they live. www.chapelhillkindy.com.au
Chelmer-Graceville Community Kindergarten
At Chelmer-Graceville Community Kindergarten children have the opportunity to explore, discover and create in a safe and rewarding environment. Here, play is at the heart of learning. We run a Kindergarten program that is approved by the Queensland Government and are affiliated with the C&K Association. www.chelmergracevillekindergarten.com.au
Corymbia Early Learning
Lady Gowrie Queensland continues its long-standing commitment to quality early childhood education with the opening of Corymbia Early Learning, a brand new long day care centre in the growing community of Park Ridge. Designed to meet the needs of modern families, the centre combines Lady Gowrie’s trusted, not-for-profit approach with thoughtfully designed spaces that support children to learn, play and thrive from their earliest years. https://gowrieqld.com.au/location/corymbia-early-learning/
Emily Foord Memorial Kindergarten | Stafford
Emily Foord Memorial Kindergarten is an exceptional and charming kindy offering children a play-based learning experience in the midst of enchanting grounds bordering parkland. Our outstanding teachers have been with us for many years, caring for our kids in spacious, air-conditioned rooms, huge patios and outdoor spaces featuring a wooden fort, vege garden, digging patches, water play, natural grass and an enormous sandpit. www.emilyfoordkindergarten.com.au/
Expeditions Early Learning Journey | North Lakes
Nestled in the heart of the North Lakes community, Expeditions Early Learning Journey North Lakes is more than a place to learn—it’s a place where children grow, explore, and connect with the world around them. https://north-lakes.expeditionselj.com.au/
Expeditions Early Learning Journey | Underwood
Expeditions Early Learning Journey Underwood offers a rich and engaging early childhood experience designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence in every child. https://underwood.expeditionselj.com.au/
Expeditions Early Learning Journey | Raceview
Expeditions Early Learning Journey Raceview believes every child’s early learning journey should be filled with adventure, curiosity, and discovery, and they have created an environment where children can explore, play, and learn in meaningful ways every day. https://raceview.expeditionselj.com.au/
Expeditions Early Learning Journey | Raceview 2
Expeditions Early Learning Journey Raceview 2 is a vibrant new early learning centre where imagination and discovery come to life. Their state-of-the-art spaces are designed specifically for curious explorers, providing an environment where every day sparks wonder and creativity. From the moment children step through the doors, they are surrounded by opportunities to learn, play, and grow. https://expeditionselj.com.au/
Gan Gani Kindergarten
Gan Gani Kindergarten offers a multi-cultural program, including a unique Jewish curriculum. Staff provide children with a wide range of opportunities for creativity, imagination and learning with an emphasis placed on sustainability. Gan Gani Kindergarten aims to develop strategies to promote resilience, self-confidence, empathy and critical thinking and seek to work in close partnership with families. https://www.gangani.net.au/
Gaythorne Community Kindy
For 27 years, this community-based, not-for-profit kindy has been nurturing children’s potential through play. Their motto, “Play, learn, explore” makes the most of your child’s innate sense of curiosity and encourages their individual interests. Experienced, caring staff make sure you and your child feel welcomed, supported and valued. Children in their Multi-age Care (for ages 2 to 5) or Pre-Prep programs can also attend After Hours Care. 34 Taurama Street, Gaythorne. www.gaythornekindy.com
Green Eggs Early Childhood Centre
From 6 weeks to school age, every day at Green Eggs Early Childhood Centre is an adventure filled with curiosity, laughter, and connection. Their children grow up surrounded by familiar faces they know and trust, giving them the confidence to explore, play, and make discoveries in a safe and nurturing environment. https://greeneggschildcare.com.au/
Green Leaves Early Learning Centre Albany Creek
A new and impressive early learning centre conveniently located in the heart of Albany Creek, Green Leaves ELC Albany Creek provides quality early education experiences for children 6 weeks to 6 years. Together with their team of experienced and passionate educators, they invite you to come along and explore the many more amazing things about their new centre, by popping in any time for a tour. https://greenleaveselc.com.au/centre/albany-creek/
Lady Gowrie Love Street Child Centre
Located in a convenient inner-city setting in Fortitude Valley, with onsite parking available, the Lady Gowrie Love Street Child Centre offers a calm and nurturing environment where children are supported to learn, explore and grow with confidence. Through a strong focus on play-based learning, children engage in meaningful experiences that support their social, emotional and cognitive development. https://gowrieqld.com.au/location/love-street-child-centre/
Lady Gowrie Warry Street Child Centre
With more than 85 years of service, Lady Gowrie Queensland now operates over 120 not-for-profit services (including their centre in Warry Street in Fortitude Valley), spanning metropolitan Brisbane, regional towns, rural communities, and the Torres Strait Islands. The Lady Gowrie name in Queensland is synonymous with high quality and affordable early childhood services that promote a sense of emotional well-being and social and cultural awareness for children, while supporting parents and enabling greater workforce participation. https://gowrieqld.com.au/location/warry-street-child-centre/
Little Bush Village
Located in Paddington Little Bush Village is proud to provide Brisbane’s first inner city holistic bush kindy, nature play space and program. Long daycare (0-6yrs), 7am-6pm Mon-Fri with casual hours available and approved Kindy Program. Capable and consistent educators and our consciously designed environment offers an ecofriendly inspirational space for children. https://littlebushvillage.com.au/
Tucked away less than a 10-minute walk from Roma Street Station, Little Scholars George Street‘s campus is built for busy family life in the city. Inside, you’ll find a genuinely diverse and experienced team (over half have been with Little Scholars) for 10+ years, so they know your child, their little quirks, and exactly how to make them feel at home. https://mylittlescholars.com.au/locations/brisbane/child-care-centre-brisbane-city/Little Scholars George Street
Little School Loganholme
At Little School Loganholme, every day is a new adventure! Children are encouraged to explore, question, and create through engaging provocations—from hands-on science experiments to imaginative play that sparks curiosity and wonder. https://littleschoolelc.com.au/loganholme/
Living Faith Lutheran Kindergarten
Living Faith Lutheran Kindergarten is a two room Kindergarten located on site at Living Faith Lutheran Primary school. At Living Faith Lutheran Kindergarten we embrace a wide range of perspectives and understandings. We are strongly based in a play based learning environment where children are co-creators of their learning journeys. www.livingfaith.qld.edu.au/our-community/kindergarten
Marchant Park Kindergarten
Marchant Park Kindergarten is nestled amongst green, leafy parklands that border Geebung, Wavell Heights and Chermside. Their amily-friendly Kindy teaches an authentically child-led and play based program where every child is nurtured and celebrated. Their Kindy is a QLD Government Kindergarten approved program and subsidies are available for HCC holders. marchantparkkindy.com.au
Mitchelton Pre-Schooling Centre
Mitchelton Pre-Schooling Centre (MPC) is a community kindergarten offering programs for children aged 3 to 5 years. With options for 2 or 3 days per week, MPC operates from 7.30am to 5.30pm. The program fosters children’s engagement across different learning environments and with a range of resources. At MPC we help your child develop a love of learning! www.mpc.net.au
Nest Montessori Children’s House
Nest Montessori Children’s House in Everton Hills, Brisbane, is a small, family-owned centre where every child is known, valued, and given the space to grow at their own pace. Being family-owned means the same familiar faces greet you each day, and decisions about your child’s care are made by people genuinely invested in your family’s journey. nestmontessori.com.au
Pine Rivers Kindergarten
Pine Rivers Kindergarten is a not for profit community-based association, with all profits reinvested back into the centre to benefit the children. Pine Rivers Kindergarten is now affiliated with The Gowrie, who are widely recognised across Australia for their quality early childhood education programs and care, since their inception in 1940. The Kindergarten’s reputation is built upon the foundation provided by our caring and passionate teaching staff. www.pineriverskindy.com.au
The Pocket Early Education and Care
Discover The Pocket Early Education and Care, a serene oasis in St Lucia, offering high-quality care for children from 6 weeks to school age. Featuring a range of educational programs, nutritious meals, weekly incursions and planned excursions, children, families, and educators all feel a deep sense of belonging and joy being part of The Pocket community. https://thestclaregroup.com.au/our-centres/the-pocket/
Sesame Lane Care & Kindergarten | All locations
Sesame Lane pride themselves on providing fun, caring and educational experiences every day of the week. Plus, with 15 services in handy, central locations, there’s a good chance there’s one near you – so that’s another box ticked! It’s no wonder Sesame Lane are known for creating Happy Healthy Learners. www.sesamelane.com.au
Sorella Early Learning | Griffin
Sorella Early Learning in Griffin boasts a purpose-built facility designed to inspire creativity and a love of learning. Their thoughtfully curated indoor and outdoor spaces are brimming with opportunities for exploration and discovery. Every day promises to be an exciting adventure filled with joy, laughter, and stimulating experiences. https://sorellaearlylearning.com.au/
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