Lyneham Primary School - Downer Preschool Unit
85 / 100Downer ACT 2602
Centre-Based Care
Provider Act Education Directorate
Childcare centres in Downer ACT
ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Downer, ACT. Of these, 1 is centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 85. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.
- Services
- 1
- Centre-based
- 1
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 85
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS0
- Meeting NQS1
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Downer vs nearby vs ACT
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Downer, nearby indexed suburbs, and Australian Capital Territory.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Downer0%
- Nearby suburbs42.9%
- ACT40.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Downer100%
- Nearby suburbs45.7%
- ACT45.6%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–88 so small gaps are visible
- Downer85
- Nearby suburbs87
- ACT88
Service counts in each area
- Downer1
- Nearby suburbs35
- ACT371
Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.
Services in Downer
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Downer ACT?
- 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Downer, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.
- Which childcare in Downer has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Lyneham Primary School - Downer Preschool Unit (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Downer on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.
- How does childcare quality in Downer compare with ACT?
- 0% of services in Downer are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 41% across ACT and 43% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Downer near other childcare areas?
- Downer is closest to the Canberra hub. See the Canberra childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.