Portside Christian College Elc
85 / 100Ethelton SA 5015
Centre-Based Care
Provider Portside Christian College INC
Childcare centres in Ethelton SA
ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Ethelton, SA. 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.
- 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
Ethelton vs nearby vs SA
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Ethelton, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Ethelton0%
- Nearby suburbs11.1%
- SA20.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Ethelton100%
- Nearby suburbs72.2%
- SA59.8%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 82–85 so small gaps are visible
- Ethelton85
- Nearby suburbs83
- SA84
Service counts in each area
- Ethelton1
- Nearby suburbs18
- 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.
Services in Ethelton
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Ethelton SA?
- 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Ethelton, 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 Ethelton has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Portside Christian College Elc (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Ethelton 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 Ethelton compare with SA?
- 0% of services in Ethelton are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 11% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Ethelton near other childcare areas?
- Ethelton is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.