How many childcare services are in Port Augusta SA?

8 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Port Augusta, including 8 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 Augusta has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Augusta Park Childhood Services Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Port Augusta 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 Augusta compare with SA?

0% of services in Port Augusta are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 11% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Port Augusta SA

ChildcareScout lists 8 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Port Augusta, SA. Of these, 8 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 5 are Meeting NQS; 1 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 81. 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: 8
Centre-based: 8
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 81

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS5
Working Towards NQS2
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Port Augusta vs nearby vs SA

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Port Augusta0%
Nearby suburbs10.5%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Port Augusta62.5%
Nearby suburbs52.6%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 79–85 so small gaps are visible

Port Augusta81
Nearby suburbs80
SA84

Service counts in each area

Port Augusta8
Nearby suburbs19
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.