The BEST School Readiness Programs in Brisbane QLD

Guardian Childcare & Education Queen Street provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. The program blends play-based learning with incursions and excursions, onsite cooked meals and nappies included, and every room is led by qualified educators and Teachers. Inside the centre, children discover a rainforest space, a waterpark and light and shadow play areas to explore. Located at Queen Street in Brisbane CBD, a short walk from Customs House, close to Spring Hill, Brisbane City, Kangaroo Point and Fortitude Valley.

Little Scholars School of Early Learning George Street is an early learning and kindergarten campus at 400 George Street, Brisbane city QLD 4000, rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard. Part of a family-owned network of 17 campuses across South East Queensland, founded October 2014. We provide long day care from 6 weeks to 5 years and government-approved kindergarten taught by a qualified early childhood teacher, close to offices and transport for families working in the city. Dinner is made by our chef and ready to take home at pickup, nappies and wipes are supplied, and extracurricular programs run as part of the day. Tell us your Child Care Subsidy percentage and we will tell you what your days cost. Book a tour on 07 3211 2537

A small child care centre with a big heart, conveniently located in Brisbane CBD. Story House Early Learning Roma Street welcomes families from surrounding suburbs including Paddington, Spring Hill, Teneriffe and South Brisbane. We understand the importance of building strong personal connections. We have capped our enrolments at no more than 40 children – less than half the size of other centres in the Brisbane CBD. We take the time to get to know you and develop positive, caring relationships between our educators and your child. Quality early childhood education and child care provides the foundation for learning for life. Let your child’s learning story begin with us.

Welcome to Somerville House, a renowned institution nestled in the vibrant inner-city suburb of South Brisbane. Established in 1899, we have a proud history of over 120 years in educating and empowering young women. Our school offers a comprehensive education from Prep to Year 12, with boarding available from Year 5. We also have a purpose-built Early Learning Centre that provides a nationally accredited Pre-Prep program for both boys and girls.

Experience excellence in early childhood education at the heart of Herston with Bright Days Early Education. Discover our cutting-edge, three-story facility that provides excellent learning experiences for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. Featuring 14 engaging learning hubs, a comfortable parent lounge, and a chef's kitchen on-site, our centre is designed to meet the highest standards. Our outdoor play space, seamlessly accessible from every room, adds an extra dimension to the learning experience. Plus meet Rex the Dinosaur!

Guardian Childcare & Education King Street provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. Families can expect play-based learning, incursions and excursions, meals cooked onsite, nappies included, and qualified educators and Teachers in every room. Rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard. Located in Bowen Hills, close to Fortitude Valley, Windsor, New Farm and Spring Hill.

Guardian Childcare & Education Newstead provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. The centre offers play-based learning, incursions and excursions, meals cooked onsite, nappies included, and qualified educators and Teachers in every room. Open plan spaces let children move freely, find friends and belong across the whole centre rather than being closed into separate rooms, for calm, connected days. Located in Newstead, in the Homemaker The Valley South precinct, and close to Fortitude Valley, Teneriffe, New Farm and Bowen Hills.

Busy Bees at Woolloongabba is a spectacular multi-storey early learning centre with beautiful open-plan rooms, exciting learning environments and lots of green space for children to explore in the heart of Brisbane city. As a leading pre-school, our three-level child care centre offers plenty of space for children to ignite their curiosities in our purpose-built learning environments, with dedicated play areas catered to each age group. The magical rooftop playground offers views of the Brisbane city skyline and is a favourite with our Kindergarten children. Book your tour today or contact our Enrolments team to find out more. We can’t wait to see you!

Busy Bees at Woolloongabba East provides premium early learning and child care in Woolloongabba for children aged 6 weeks to school age. As a leading pre-school, our welcoming long day care service supports Brisbane families by providing high-quality education, care and safety. Our qualified Educators deliver programs based on each child’s interests, abilities, culture and strengths, plus a fully funded Government Approved Kindergarten program designed to support school readiness. Our delicious wholefoods menu, developed by Nourished Beginnings and prepared by our Qualified Chef, ensures nutritious meals. Join our Busy Bees family at Woolloongabba East! Book your tour online today.

Eden Academy Bardon Our team, handpicked for their warmth and expertise, will be your child’s biggest cheerleaders, nurturing their social, emotional, and physical growth with every giggle, every question, and every muddy boot print.

Located in a beautifully restored old Queenslander, Seedlings Early Learning Newmarket offers a truly boutique early childhood experience. Our charming heritage building provides a warm, home-like atmosphere where children feel safe, supported, and inspired to learn. Our close-knit community allows us to build strong relationships with children and families, ensuring that each child receives the care and attention they need to thrive. We believe that early education should be a joyful and enriching experience, fostering a lifelong love of learning from the very beginning.

At Story House, every child’s story matters to us. We believe that each child is on their own unique journey that shapes the person they are and who they will become. Just like chapters in a book, we understand that each child steps through their ‘story’ at their own pace and in their own time. We believe learning is a lifelong journey and that early childhood education and care provides the foundation for learning for life. Children make sense of the world around them through the use of processes such as exploration, collaboration and problem solving across all aspects of the curriculum. They develop dispositions such as curiosity, persistence and creativity and use play to investigate, imagine and explore ideas, follow and extend their own interests. Children develop understandings of themselves and their world through active, hands-on play. A supportive active learning environment and responsive holistic programs enable children to follow their interests, feel success, thrive and have fun. Our educators are key to supporting children on their journey and we believe that relationships with families and community are key to supporting children to be global citizens and helping them to reach their potential.

Busy Bees at Coorparoo is in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. Conveniently located on the corner of Harries Road, we're above the Woolworths Shopping Complex and only minutes from Coorparoo State School. Come see our state-of-the-art facilities including nurturing learning environments. Explore our rooftop playground with water misters, balancing logs, sandpits, a slide, tunnel, cubby house and a veggie garden. Additionally, we feature an expertly designed Kindergarten room.

Guardian Childcare & Education Taringa provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. The program is built on play-based learning, incursions and excursions, onsite cooked meals and included nappies, with qualified educators and Teachers in every room.

Guardian Childcare & Education Coorparoo provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. The program blends play-based learning with incursions and excursions, meals cooked onsite and nappies included, and qualified educators and Teachers in every room. Located in Coorparoo, about a five-minute drive from Coorparoo Square, close to Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Carina and Holland Park.

We are a service that caters for children aged from 6 weeks to school entry age. We offer a kindergarten approved program that runs 52 weeks of the year and is run by a Bachelor Qualified teacher. We are open 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year and we only close for weekends as well as Queensland Public Holidays. We are have reverse cycle air-conditioners which we are able to operate to cool the rooms in summer and warm the rooms in winter. Our centre is situated fairly close to the city, with a train and bus service within walking distance of the service for families who commute to the city for work. We operate under the Early Years Learning Framework that has been set nationally as well as of course the National Quality Standards and we obtained a rating of Meeting the National Quality Standard and we are continuing to grow our skills and knowledge in the hope that next Assessment and Rating we will get an Exceeding National Quality Standards. We also offer a service called StoryPark, which is a media platform that allows us to load stories, photos and videos of your child so that you can see them in real time so that you are kept up to date on your child’s knowledge, skills and interests. You can also load stories, pictures and videos of your child’s weekend and activities that you do outside of the service and we can try and extend and facilitate their learning here as well. This is a private service where only you can see you child’s information and not a third party. We provide nutritious and delicious meals, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack at 5pm - these are prepared off site and delivered fresh daily. We cater for individual dietary requirements like; Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian and other needs as well. We also provide nappies, wipes, sunscreen and mosquito repellent.

C&K’s early childhood curriculum approach is used for children from birth to 5 in all our kindys and childcares. In the year before school, university-qualified teachers guide and support children to be curious, capable and collaborative learners. Our Infant and Toddler approach guides how we educate and care for our infants and toddlers. Our philosophy for this age is to slow down and be with your child as they are encouraged to explore the world. C&K recognises and respects the traditional custodians of Australia. We embrace and celebrate the diversity of children, families and communities across Queensland. We take the time to get to know you and your child, and provide places and spaces where everyone belongs.

Guardian Childcare & Education Clayfield provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. Each day includes play-based learning and excursions and incursions that bring the wider world into the centre, with meals cooked onsite, nappies included, and qualified educators and Teachers in every room. Located in Clayfield, close to Nundah, Hendra, Northgate and Ascot.

Guardian Childcare & Education Hamilton provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. Play-based learning, incursions and excursions, onsite-cooked meals and nappies included are all part of the day, and qualified educators and Teachers are in every room. With just three rooms, every educator knows your child by name. The Educational Leader runs weekly dance and Spanish sessions, and a dentist visits every six months to check each child's oral health.

We are so excited to announce that Children First Gaythorne 4 Weeks Free* Childcare when they enrol and start care before the 1st August, 2025! Contact our team on (07) 3159 4095 to find out more. Our childcare centre has been designed to serve the Gaythorne, Mitchelton, Enoggera, Alderley, Everton Park, Keperra and Grange communities with high-quality childcare and early education services. Our vision for Children First Gaythorne is that children always come first. All our decision making is centred around ensuring the needs, development, and wellbeing of the child is always our first priority.

Welcome to Mother Duck Childcare & Kindergarten Gaythorne! We provide rich educational programs for children and are committed to providing a support network for busy working families. Our Gaythorne child care centre acts as an extension of the home. We maintain ongoing links within the community through our centre programs. Our literacy-enriched program is enhanced with the support of the local library and our local school connections ensure that children transition successfully into prep.

Guardian Childcare & Education Fig Tree Pocket provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. Children take part in play-based learning, incursions and excursions, with meals cooked onsite and nappies included, and every room is staffed by qualified educators and Teachers.

Guardian Childcare & Education Sherwood Forest provides long day care, early learning and a Kindy program for children aged six weeks to six years. Days are full of play-based learning and incursions and excursions, with meals cooked onsite and nappies included, and qualified educators and Teachers in every room. The centre is set inside a converted church, with just three rooms so your child is known by name, and some of the families joining us today first attended as children themselves.

Welcome to Milestones Early Learning Brookside, our qualified educators and teachers are trained in the Lifelong Learning Curriculum for ages 0-5. We nurture a lifelong love of learning through a combination of play-based and intentional teaching experiences which help your child develop Social Connectivity, Emotional Confidence, Foundational Learning and Physical Health and Wellbeing. We provide individual care and attention to children in our baby nursery, toddler program, and Kindergarten/Preschool, ensuring they receive the best possible start to their early education. We also offer flexible care options that suit the routines of busy families. Our university qualified early childhood professionals are on staff, focusing on school readiness to prepare your child for their next educational step. You can stay connected with your child's progress and receive updates about their day through our family communication app, Storypark.