How many childcare services are in Thursday Island QLD?

4 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Thursday Island, including 4 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 Thursday Island has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Tagai State College - Thursday Island (paru Kaziw Mudh) Kindergarten (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Thursday Island 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 Thursday Island compare with QLD?

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

Childcare centres in Thursday Island QLD

ChildcareScout lists 4 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Thursday Island, QLD. Of these, 4 are 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 74. 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: 4
Centre-based: 4
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 74

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS1
Working Towards NQS3
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Thursday Island vs nearby vs QLD

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Thursday Island0%
Nearby suburbs0%
QLD14.1%

Meeting NQS %

Thursday Island25%
Nearby suburbs62.5%
QLD73.5%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 70–86 so small gaps are visible

Thursday Island74
Nearby suburbs79
QLD85

Service counts in each area

Thursday Island4
Nearby suburbs8
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 Thursday Island

Tagai State College - Thursday Island (paru Kaziw Mudh) Kindergarten

Thursday Island QLD 4875

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider State OF Queensland (acting Through Department OF Education)

Lady Gowrie Thursday Island Child Centre

Thursday Island QLD 4875

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider Lady Gowrie Qld LTD

Tagai State College - Thursday Island (kalaw Kaziw Mudh) - Tamwoy Kindergarten

Thursday Island QLD 4875

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider State OF Queensland (acting Through Department OF Education)

Tagai State College - Thursday Island (waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh) Kindergarten

Thursday Island QLD 4875

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareQLD

Provider State OF Queensland (acting Through Department OF Education)

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 4875

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Thursday Island QLD?: 4 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Thursday Island, including 4 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 Thursday Island has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Tagai State College - Thursday Island (paru Kaziw Mudh) Kindergarten (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Thursday Island 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 Thursday Island compare with QLD?: 0% of services in Thursday Island are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 14% across QLD and 0% in nearby suburbs.