How many childcare services are in Pennington SA?

4 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Pennington, including 4 centre-based. 1 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 Pennington has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Pennington Children's Centre For Early Childhood Development And Parenting (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Pennington 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 Pennington compare with SA?

25% of services in Pennington are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 23% in nearby suburbs.

Is Pennington near other childcare areas?

Pennington 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 Pennington SA

ChildcareScout lists 4 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Pennington, SA. Of these, 4 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 1 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 2 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 84. 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: 4
Centre-based: 4
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 84

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS1
Meeting NQS2
Working Towards NQS1
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Pennington vs nearby vs SA

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Pennington25%
Nearby suburbs23.1%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Pennington50%
Nearby suburbs53.8%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 82–85 so small gaps are visible

Pennington84
Nearby suburbs85
SA84

Service counts in each area

Pennington4
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 Pennington

Pennington Children's Centre For Early Childhood Development And Parenting

Pennington SA 5013

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Nido Early School Pennington

Pennington SA 5013

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Nest Early Education Services PTY LTD

Ymca Pennington Oshc

Pennington SA 5013

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Ymca OF South Australia INC

Mount Carmel College Oshc

Pennington SA 5013

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider South Australian Commission For Catholic Schools INCORPORATED

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 5013

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Pennington SA?: 4 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Pennington, including 4 centre-based. 1 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 Pennington has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Pennington Children's Centre For Early Childhood Development And Parenting (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Pennington 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 Pennington compare with SA?: 25% of services in Pennington are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 23% in nearby suburbs.
Is Pennington near other childcare areas?: Pennington is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.