How many childcare services are in Dickson ACT?

7 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Dickson, including 7 centre-based. 5 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.

Which childcare in Dickson has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Blue Gum Early Learning Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Dickson on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.

How does childcare quality in Dickson compare with ACT?

71% of services in Dickson are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 41% across ACT and 35% in nearby suburbs.

Is Dickson near other childcare areas?

Dickson is closest to the Canberra hub. See the Canberra childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.

Childcare centres in Dickson ACT

ChildcareScout lists 7 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Dickson, ACT. Of these, 7 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 5 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 89. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.

Canberra city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 7
Centre-based: 7
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 89

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS5
Meeting NQS1
Working Towards NQS1
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Dickson vs nearby vs ACT

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Dickson, nearby indexed suburbs, and Australian Capital Territory.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Dickson71.4%
Nearby suburbs34.5%
ACT40.7%

Meeting NQS %

Dickson14.3%
Nearby suburbs55.2%
ACT45.6%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 85–89 so small gaps are visible

Dickson89
Nearby suburbs87
ACT88

Service counts in each area

Dickson7
Nearby suburbs29
ACT371

Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.