How many childcare services are in Crows Nest NSW?

9 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Crows Nest, including 8 centre-based and 1 family day care. 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 Crows Nest has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Atchison Cottage (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Crows Nest 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 Crows Nest compare with NSW?

56% of services in Crows Nest are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 18% across NSW and 20% in nearby suburbs.

Is Crows Nest near other childcare areas?

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

Childcare centres in Crows Nest NSW

ChildcareScout lists 9 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Crows Nest, NSW. Of these, 8 are centre-based and 1 is family day care. 5 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 4 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 90. 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.

Sydney city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 9
Centre-based: 8
Family day care: 1
Avg score: 90

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS5
Meeting NQS4
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Crows Nest vs nearby vs NSW

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Crows Nest, nearby indexed suburbs, and New South Wales.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Crows Nest55.6%
Nearby suburbs19.6%
NSW18.2%

Meeting NQS %

Crows Nest44.4%
Nearby suburbs70.6%
NSW69.5%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 84–91 so small gaps are visible

Crows Nest90
Nearby suburbs86
NSW86

Service counts in each area

Crows Nest9
Nearby suburbs51
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.