Hessel Children's Centre
85 / 100Port Adelaide SA 5015
Centre-Based Care
Provider Hessel PTY LTD
Childcare centres in Port Adelaide SA
ChildcareScout lists 4 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Port Adelaide, SA. Of these, 4 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 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 78. 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
- 4
- Centre-based
- 4
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 78
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS0
- Meeting NQS2
- Working Towards NQS2
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Port Adelaide vs nearby vs SA
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Port Adelaide, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Port Adelaide0%
- Nearby suburbs15.4%
- SA20.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Port Adelaide50%
- Nearby suburbs76.9%
- SA59.8%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 74–87 so small gaps are visible
- Port Adelaide78
- Nearby suburbs86
- SA84
Service counts in each area
- Port Adelaide4
- 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 Port Adelaide
Tafe Sa - Port Adelaide Campus Child Care Centre
85 / 100Port Adelaide SA 5015
Centre-Based Care
Provider Tafe Sa
Edge Early Learning Port Adelaide
70 / 100Port Adelaide SA 5015
Centre-Based Care
Westcare Early Learning Centre
70 / 100Port Adelaide SA 5015
Centre-Based Care
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Port Adelaide SA?
- 4 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Port Adelaide, including 4 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 Port Adelaide has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Hessel Children's Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Port Adelaide 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 Port Adelaide compare with SA?
- 0% of services in Port Adelaide are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 15% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Port Adelaide near other childcare areas?
- Port Adelaide is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.