How many childcare services are in Padthaway SA?

1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Padthaway, 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 Padthaway has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Padthaway Child Parent Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Padthaway 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 Padthaway compare with SA?

0% of services in Padthaway are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 23% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Padthaway SA

ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Padthaway, 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.

Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

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

Padthaway vs nearby vs SA

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Padthaway0%
Nearby suburbs23.1%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Padthaway100%
Nearby suburbs53.8%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 82–85 so small gaps are visible

Padthaway85
Nearby suburbs84
SA84

Service counts in each area

Padthaway1
Nearby suburbs13
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 Padthaway

Padthaway Child Parent Centre

Padthaway SA 5271

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 5271

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Padthaway SA?: 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Padthaway, 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 Padthaway has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Padthaway Child Parent Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Padthaway 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 Padthaway compare with SA?: 0% of services in Padthaway are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 23% in nearby suburbs.