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Childcare centres in Melbourne VIC

This Melbourne hub lists 2,888 ACECQA-approved services within about 35 km, spanning the CBD, inner north and south-east, and the growth corridors to the west and north. 24% of services here are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, against 21% across Victoria. The busiest suburbs by service count are Craigieburn (52), Werribee (52), Tarneit (50). Results are ordered by distance, then ChildcareScout Score. Fees and vacancies are Not available from the national registers.

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Melbourne vs VIC

Published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for services within about 35 km of Melbourne, compared with Victoria.

Exceeding / Excellent %

  • Melbourne23.8%
  • VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

  • Melbourne66.8%
  • VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 85–87 so small gaps are visible

  • Melbourne86
  • VIC86

Service counts in each area

  • Melbourne2,888
  • VIC5,017

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.

Suburbs in this hub

All VIC suburbs · Data sources

Frequently asked questions

How many childcare centres are in Melbourne?
Counts on this page are ACECQA-approved services within the mapped radius of Melbourne, VIC — not an unofficial directory scrape. Totals change when the national registers update.
Do you show childcare fees or vacancies?
No. ACECQA national registers do not publish daily fees or live vacancies, so ChildcareScout shows those fields as Not available rather than inventing them. See the fees and waitlists guides for official CCS tools.
What is the ChildcareScout Score?
A transparent ranking using published NQS quality (50%), information completeness (20%) and location/operating status (30%). It is not an ACECQA rating.
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