Childcare centres in New South Wales

6,138 ACECQA-approved services across 1,349 suburbs in New South Wales. 1,119 hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent ratings; 4,265 are Meeting NQS. Fees and vacancies are Not available from the national registers.

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Services: 6138
Exceeding / Excellent: 1119
Meeting NQS: 4265
Rating not published: 331

NQS rating mix in NSW

Excellent10
Exceeding NQS1109
Meeting NQS4265
Working Towards NQS417
Significant Improvement Required6
Not published331

Higher-scoring suburbs in NSW

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 NSW average (86).

Como3 services · +9 vs state
95
West Nowra3 services · +9 vs state
95
Sanctuary Point4 services · +7 vs state
93
Appin4 services · +7 vs state
93
Ballina9 services · +7 vs state
92
Port Kembla5 services · +6 vs state
92
Mount Colah6 services · +6 vs state
92
Corowa4 services · +6 vs state
92
Hamilton4 services · +6 vs state
92
Woolloomooloo3 services · +6 vs state
92
Maclean3 services · +6 vs state
92
Cooks Hill3 services · +6 vs state
92

Scale 81–96Dark tick = state average

Childcare centres in New South Wales

NQS rating mix in NSW

Higher-scoring suburbs in NSW

City hubs in NSW

Top suburbs by service count

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