THE Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority reported that the number of government inspections at childcare centres dropped significantly in 2020, compared to 2019.

The independent authority said 184 inspections occurred in Queensland between January and September 2020 - compared to 442 last year.

Childcare centres are assessed on seven criteria; physical environment, relationships with children, partnerships with families and communities and governance and leadership.

Here's how childcare providers in the Maranoa fared:

• Milestones Early Learning Roma Campus 2 - Meeting National Quality Standard
• Milestones Early Learning Roma - Working towards National Quality Standard
• Goodstart Early Learning Roma - Meeting National Quality Standard
• C & K Maranoa Community Kindergarten - Meeting National Quality Standard
• St John's Kindergarten - Meeting National Quality Standard
• St John's Outside School Hours Care - Meeting National Quality Standard
• Mitchell EEC - Exceeding National Quality Standard
• Injune Early Learning - Meeting National Quality Standard
• Surat ECEC - Meeting National Quality Standard