We're open 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Nursery routines follow each baby's own feeding and sleep times. We're rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard. Every meal and snack is cooked fresh on site.
Will the hours cover my work day?
If care opens after work starts or closes before it ends, your work day has to fit around it.
Will my baby settle if they cry?
A teary drop-off is hard to walk away from when you don't know how they'll be fed and settled.
How is the centre rated?
Without a rating to go on, you're choosing your child's care on a feeling.
Are meals provided?
If they aren't, that's a lunchbox to pack before every day of care.
Who it suits
Made for families in Canberra's north, from six weeks to school age
Brightsparks suits you if
You live or work in Belconnen or Canberra's north
You need care that covers a full working day, Monday to Friday
You'd like one centre from the nursery right through to preschool
You want your child learning through play, indoors and in a big garden
You have a baby on the way and want care sorted ahead of time
It may not suit you if
You need care on weekends, or before 7am or after 6pm
Your baby will be under six weeks old when care starts
Your child will already be at school in 2027
How applying works
Apply in a few minutes, then see the centre for yourself
1
Apply for a place in 2027
Tell us your child's age, then how to reach you. Two short steps.
2
We get in touch
We read every application and contact you to talk it through.
3
Come and look around
See the rooms and the big garden, and meet the teachers who lead the nursery and the preschool program.
4
Hear back about a place
We come back to you about a place in 2027, on the days you need.
Approved for the Child Care Subsidy: eligible families claim it against fees.
From a Brightsparks family
Our son spent his toddler and preschool years here. By the end he was writing his name, asking a hundred questions a day and ready for kindy. His baby sister is in the nursery now.
