ChildcareScout

Childcare centres in South Australia

1,317 ACECQA-approved services across 458 suburbs in South Australia. 273 hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent ratings; 787 are Meeting NQS. Fees and vacancies are Not available from the national registers.

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Services
1317
Exceeding / Excellent
273
Meeting NQS
787
Rating not published
36

NQS rating mix in SA

  • Excellent0
  • Exceeding NQS273
  • Meeting NQS787
  • Working Towards NQS221
  • Significant Improvement Required0
  • Not published36

Higher-scoring suburbs in SA

Suburbs with at least 3 services, ranked by average ChildcareScout Score (not an ACECQA rating). Bars are zoomed to this list’s score range so small gaps are readable — tick mark is SA average (84).

  1. Loxton5 services · +8 vs state

    93

  2. Hewett3 services · +7 vs state

    92

  3. Kapunda3 services · +7 vs state

    92

  4. Salisbury Heights3 services · +7 vs state

    92

  5. Penola3 services · +7 vs state

    92

  6. Hackham West3 services · +7 vs state

    92

  7. Craigmore6 services · +6 vs state

    90

  8. Port Pirie7 services · +6 vs state

    90

  9. Paradise9 services · +6 vs state

    90

  10. Two Wells6 services · +6 vs state

    90

  11. Aldgate4 services · +6 vs state

    90

  12. Smithfield Plains4 services · +6 vs state

    90

Scale 81–93Dark tick = state average

City hubs in SA

Top suburbs by service count

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