How many childcare services are in Port Pirie SA?

7 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Port Pirie, including 7 centre-based. 4 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 Pirie has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Port Pirie Child Care Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Port Pirie 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 Pirie compare with SA?

57% of services in Port Pirie are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 36% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Port Pirie SA

ChildcareScout lists 7 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Port Pirie, SA. Of these, 7 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 4 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 3 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 90. 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: 7
Centre-based: 7
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 90

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS4
Meeting NQS3
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Port Pirie vs nearby vs SA

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Port Pirie57.1%
Nearby suburbs36.4%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Port Pirie42.9%
Nearby suburbs27.3%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 81–91 so small gaps are visible

Port Pirie90
Nearby suburbs83
SA84

Service counts in each area

Port Pirie7
Nearby suburbs11
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 Pirie

Port Pirie Child Care Centre

Port Pirie SA 5540

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Port Pirie Child Care Centre INC

Port Pirie West Children's Centre For Early Child Development And Parenting

Port Pirie SA 5540

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Risdon Park South Kindergarten

Port Pirie SA 5540

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Solomontown Kindergarten

Port Pirie SA 5540

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Port Pirie Community Kindergarten

Port Pirie SA 5540

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Ymca St Mark's College Oshc

Port Pirie SA 5540

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Ymca OF South Australia INC

Ymca Airdale Oshc

Port Pirie SA 5540

82 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Ymca OF South Australia INC

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 5540

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Port Pirie SA?: 7 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Port Pirie, including 7 centre-based. 4 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 Pirie has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Port Pirie Child Care Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Port Pirie 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 Pirie compare with SA?: 57% of services in Port Pirie are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 36% in nearby suburbs.