St Thomas Aquinas Early Learning Centre West Belconnen
St Thomas Aquinas School, 25 Lhotsky St, Charnwood ACT 2615
St Thomas Aquinas Early Learning Centre West Belconnen is a long day care centre in Charnwood ACT 2615, run by CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA AND GOULBURN EDUCATION LIMITED. It is approved for 44 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2025. It is one of 5 services in Charnwood; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 44
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- St Thomas Aquinas School, 25 Lhotsky St, Charnwood ACT 2615
- 0427 439 931
- staquinas.act.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
St Thomas Aquinas Early Learning Centre West Belconnen 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 (Sep 2025)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2025 | PreviousJun 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Charnwood
- Charnwood After School Care 77 places Outside school hours care
- Charnwood Dunlop School - Preschool Unit 50 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Cooinda Cottage 80 places Long day care
- St Thomas Aquinas OSHClub 99 places Outside school hours care
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 Charnwood
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,055
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,818
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.5