How many childcare services are in Paddington QLD?

5 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Paddington, including 5 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 Paddington has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Avenues Early Learning Centre Paddington (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Paddington 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 Paddington compare with QLD?

20% of services in Paddington are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 14% across QLD and 21% in nearby suburbs.

Is Paddington near other childcare areas?

Paddington 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 Paddington QLD

ChildcareScout lists 5 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Paddington, QLD. Of these, 5 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 1 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 3 are Meeting NQS; 1 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 88. 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: 5
Centre-based: 5
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 88

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS1
Meeting NQS3
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Paddington vs nearby vs QLD

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Paddington20%
Nearby suburbs20.6%
QLD14.1%

Meeting NQS %

Paddington60%
Nearby suburbs61.8%
QLD73.5%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 83–88 so small gaps are visible

Paddington88
Nearby suburbs85
QLD85

Service counts in each area

Paddington5
Nearby suburbs34
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 Paddington

Avenues Early Learning Centre Paddington

Paddington QLD 4064

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

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C&k Paddington Kindergarten

Paddington QLD 4064

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider THE Creche AND Kindergarten Association Limited

Little Bush Village

Paddington QLD 4064

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider Teach Outback PTY LTD

Una Paddington

Paddington QLD 4064

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider Una Licence PTY LTD

Harmony Early Education Paddington

Paddington QLD 4064

Score Not available

Not availableCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider Harmony Paddington PTY LTD

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 4064

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Paddington QLD?: 5 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Paddington, including 5 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 Paddington has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Avenues Early Learning Centre Paddington (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Paddington 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 Paddington compare with QLD?: 20% of services in Paddington are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 14% across QLD and 21% in nearby suburbs.
Is Paddington near other childcare areas?: Paddington is closest to the Brisbane hub. See the Brisbane childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.