How many childcare services are in Sandy Bay TAS?

9 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Sandy Bay, including 9 centre-based. 5 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 Sandy Bay has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Hutchins Early Learning Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Sandy Bay 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 Sandy Bay compare with TAS?

56% of services in Sandy Bay are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 19% across TAS and 36% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Sandy Bay TAS

ChildcareScout lists 9 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Sandy Bay, TAS. Of these, 9 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 5 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 4 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 91. 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: 9
Centre-based: 9
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 91

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS5
Meeting NQS4
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Sandy Bay vs nearby vs TAS

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Sandy Bay, nearby indexed suburbs, and Tasmania.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Sandy Bay55.6%
Nearby suburbs36.4%
TAS18.9%

Meeting NQS %

Sandy Bay44.4%
Nearby suburbs45.5%
TAS60.1%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 82–91 so small gaps are visible

Sandy Bay91
Nearby suburbs85
TAS84

Service counts in each area

Sandy Bay9
Nearby suburbs22
TAS243

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.