ChildcareScout

Childcare centres in Australian Capital Territory

371 ACECQA-approved services across 100 suburbs in Australian Capital Territory. 151 hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent ratings; 169 are Meeting NQS. Fees and vacancies are Not available from the national registers.

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Services
371
Exceeding / Excellent
151
Meeting NQS
169
Rating not published
25

NQS rating mix in ACT

  • Excellent2
  • Exceeding NQS149
  • Meeting NQS169
  • Working Towards NQS26
  • Significant Improvement Required0
  • Not published25

Higher-scoring suburbs in ACT

Suburbs with at least 3 services, ranked by average ChildcareScout Score (not an ACECQA rating). Bars are zoomed to this list’s score range so small gaps are readable — tick mark is ACT average (88).

  1. Aranda4 services · +7 vs state

    95

  2. Hackett3 services · +7 vs state

    95

  3. Throsby5 services · +5 vs state

    93

  4. Campbell5 services · +5 vs state

    93

  5. Yarralumla6 services · +4 vs state

    92

  6. Denman Prospect3 services · +4 vs state

    92

  7. Mawson6 services · +4 vs state

    92

  8. Charnwood6 services · +4 vs state

    92

  9. Griffith3 services · +4 vs state

    92

  10. Spence3 services · +4 vs state

    92

  11. Chapman3 services · +4 vs state

    92

  12. Chisholm3 services · +4 vs state

    92

Scale 85–96Dark tick = state average

City hubs in ACT

Top suburbs by service count

All suburbs with services