Police have charged two women after a child was found unconscious on a bus at a childcare centre near Rockhampton in May.

It will be alleged around 8.30am the two women picked the child up from a Gracemere home on May 4, and it will be be further alleged they drove to a childcare centre, parked the bus and left the young girl on the bus.

At around 2.45pm another staff member drove the bus to a school in Lucas Street and found the child unconscious.

The three-year-old child was airlifted to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in a critical condition, but has since recovered.

A 31-year-old woman and a 30-year-old woman were served a notice to appear for one count each of grievous bodily harm.

They are due to appear in court later this month.