FirstNest

For childcare providers

Claim your FirstNest profile.

Keep your centre information accurate, receive better enquiries, and help Canberra families understand what your service offers.

Your profile starts with official data.

FirstNest keeps official service information, parent reviews and staff insight visibly separate so families know what each signal means.

What you can do now

Claim your listing

Confirm your centre details and request access.

Receive enquiries

Families can ask about tours, availability or casual care.

Correct information

Request updates to listing details sourced from official records.

Build trust

Show official information separately from community reviews.

Functional claim module

Search for your centre and request verification.

Claims are reviewed before profile management tools are enabled. Use a work email when possible; otherwise choose phone or manual review.

Claim a centre profile

Claim requests are verified before profile management tools are enabled.

Enquiries

Families can ask from your profile.

The enquiry foundation supports tour, availability, casual day and general questions from centre profile pages.

Tour enquiry
Availability enquiry
Casual day enquiry
General enquiry

Preview: availability request

“We are looking for three days a week from September. Could we book a tour and ask about likely availability?”

View centre profiles

Premium later

Future tools stay secondary for now.

Payment is intentionally not enabled yet. The product foundation is ready for verified profile features once operations are in place.

Verified profile
Photo gallery
Centre story
Review response tools
Tour calendar
Availability status
Analytics
Featured suburb placement

Trust and moderation

Centres can report reviews, submit profile corrections and claim listings. Reviews are moderated before publication, and parent/staff review signals remain separate from official childcare data.