Charlestown Child Care And Early Learning Centre
95 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Charlestown Child Care AND Earlylearning Centre INC
Childcare centres in Charlestown NSW
ChildcareScout lists 12 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Charlestown, NSW. Of these, 12 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 1 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 7 are Meeting NQS; 4 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 86. 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.
- Services
- 12
- Centre-based
- 12
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 86
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS1
- Meeting NQS7
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published4
Charlestown vs nearby vs NSW
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Charlestown, nearby indexed suburbs, and New South Wales.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Charlestown8.3%
- Nearby suburbs24%
- NSW18.2%
Meeting NQS %
- Charlestown58.3%
- Nearby suburbs64%
- NSW69.5%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 84–87 so small gaps are visible
- Charlestown86
- Nearby suburbs86
- NSW86
Service counts in each area
- Charlestown12
- Nearby suburbs25
- NSW6,138
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.
Services in Charlestown
Charlestown East Pre School
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Dca Wonder PTY LTD
Hillsborough Oosh
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Hillsborough Oosh PTY LTD
Kinda Kapers Long Day Care
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Kinda Kapers Charlestown PTY Limited
St Nicholas Oosh Charlestown
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle
The After School Klub Charlestown East
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider THE After School Klub PTY LTD
The Little Unicorn Charlestown
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Victory Oosh Charlestown South
85 / 100Charlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider C3 Church Victory INC
Lumio Early Learning
Score Not availableCharlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Dca Wonder PTY LTD
The After School Klub Charlestown
Score Not availableCharlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider THE After School Klub PTY LTD
The Grove Academy- Charlestown
Score Not availableCharlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider THE Grove Academy - Bexley PTY LTD
The Hive Academy Charlestown
Score Not availableCharlestown NSW 2290
Centre-Based Care
Provider Yoyo Co PTY LTD
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Charlestown NSW?
- 12 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Charlestown, including 12 centre-based. 1 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 Charlestown has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Charlestown Child Care And Early Learning Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Charlestown 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 Charlestown compare with NSW?
- 8% of services in Charlestown are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 18% across NSW and 24% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Charlestown near other childcare areas?
- Charlestown is closest to the Newcastle hub. See the Newcastle childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.