How many childcare services are in Athelstone SA?

6 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Athelstone, including 6 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 Athelstone has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Athelstone Preschool (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Athelstone 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 Athelstone compare with SA?

0% of services in Athelstone are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 42% in nearby suburbs.

Is Athelstone near other childcare areas?

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

Childcare centres in Athelstone SA

ChildcareScout lists 6 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Athelstone, SA. Of these, 6 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 5 are Meeting NQS; 1 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.

Adelaide city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 6
Centre-based: 6
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 85

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS5
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Athelstone vs nearby vs SA

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Athelstone, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Athelstone0%
Nearby suburbs42.3%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Athelstone83.3%
Nearby suburbs50%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 83–88 so small gaps are visible

Athelstone85
Nearby suburbs88
SA84

Service counts in each area

Athelstone6
Nearby suburbs26
SA1,317

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.