St Joseph's Preschool - Payneham
85 / 100Payneham South SA 5070
Centre-Based Care
Provider South Australian Commission For Catholic Schools INCORPORATED
Childcare centres in Payneham South SA
ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Payneham South, 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
Payneham South vs nearby vs SA
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Payneham South, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Payneham South0%
- Nearby suburbs15.4%
- SA20.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Payneham South100%
- Nearby suburbs76.9%
- SA59.8%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–86 so small gaps are visible
- Payneham South85
- Nearby suburbs85
- SA84
Service counts in each area
- Payneham South1
- 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 Payneham South
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Payneham South SA?
- 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Payneham South, 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 Payneham South has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- St Joseph's Preschool - Payneham (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Payneham South 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 Payneham South compare with SA?
- 0% of services in Payneham South are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 15% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Payneham South near other childcare areas?
- Payneham South is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.