How many childcare services are in North Cairns QLD?

1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in North Cairns, including 1 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 North Cairns has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Mother Of Good Counsel - North Cairns Outside School Hours Care (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in North Cairns 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 North Cairns compare with QLD?

0% of services in North Cairns are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 14% across QLD and 8% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in North Cairns QLD

ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in North Cairns, QLD. Of these, 1 is centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 85. 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.

Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 1
Centre-based: 1
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 85

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS1
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

North Cairns vs nearby vs QLD

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

North Cairns0%
Nearby suburbs8%
QLD14.1%

Meeting NQS %

North Cairns100%
Nearby suburbs68%
QLD73.5%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 80–85 so small gaps are visible

North Cairns85
Nearby suburbs82
QLD85

Service counts in each area

North Cairns1
Nearby suburbs25
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.

Services in North Cairns

Mother Of Good Counsel - North Cairns Outside School Hours Care

North Cairns QLD 4870

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For THE Diocese OF Cairns

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 4870

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in North Cairns QLD?: 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in North Cairns, including 1 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 North Cairns has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Mother Of Good Counsel - North Cairns Outside School Hours Care (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in North Cairns 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 North Cairns compare with QLD?: 0% of services in North Cairns are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 14% across QLD and 8% in nearby suburbs.