Communities@Work Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service
Isabella Plains Primary School, 134 Ellerston Ave, Isabella Plains ACT 2905
Communities@Work Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service is a long day care centre in Isabella Plains ACT 2905, run by Communities@Work. It is approved for 143 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed December 2025. It is one of 3 services in Isabella Plains; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 143
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 20/06/2012
- Last assessed
- December 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Isabella Plains Primary School, 134 Ellerston Ave, Isabella Plains ACT 2905
- 02 6142 3777
- ipecs.act.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Communities@Work Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Australian Capital Territory averaged $16.50 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Oct 2019)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2019 | PreviousNov 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Isabella Plains
- Communities@Work Isabella Plains Child Care & Education Centre 42 places Long day care
- Isabella Plains Early Childhood School Preschool Unit 75 places Preschool / kindergarten
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Isabella Plains
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,329
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $2,131
- Median rent /wk
- $450
- Avg household size
- 2.6