How many childcare services are in Birkdale QLD?

9 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Birkdale, including 9 centre-based. 0 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 Birkdale has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Bay Cottage Early Learning Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Birkdale 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 Birkdale compare with QLD?

0% of services in Birkdale are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 14% across QLD and 9% in nearby suburbs.

Is Birkdale near other childcare areas?

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

Childcare centres in Birkdale QLD

ChildcareScout lists 9 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Birkdale, QLD. Of these, 9 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 7 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 82. 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.

Brisbane city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 9
Centre-based: 9
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 82

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS7
Working Towards NQS2
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Birkdale vs nearby vs QLD

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Birkdale, nearby indexed suburbs, and Queensland.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Birkdale0%
Nearby suburbs9.3%
QLD14.1%

Meeting NQS %

Birkdale77.8%
Nearby suburbs83.7%
QLD73.5%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 80–85 so small gaps are visible

Birkdale82
Nearby suburbs85
QLD85

Service counts in each area

Birkdale9
Nearby suburbs43
QLD3,331

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.