Childcare centres in Victoria

5,017 ACECQA-approved services across 875 suburbs in Victoria. 1,056 hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent ratings; 3,430 are Meeting NQS. Fees and vacancies are Not available from the national registers.

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Services: 5017
Exceeding / Excellent: 1056
Meeting NQS: 3430
Rating not published: 351

NQS rating mix in VIC

Excellent7
Exceeding NQS1049
Meeting NQS3430
Working Towards NQS178
Significant Improvement Required2
Not published351

Higher-scoring suburbs in VIC

Suburbs with at least 3 services, ranked by average ChildcareScout Score (not an ACECQA rating). Bars are zoomed to this list’s score range so small gaps are readable — tick mark is VIC average (86).

Bonbeach4 services · +6 vs state
93
Beaumaris10 services · +6 vs state
92
South Melbourne7 services · +6 vs state
92
South Yarra9 services · +6 vs state
92
Riddells Creek5 services · +6 vs state
92
Red Hill3 services · +6 vs state
92
Edithvale3 services · +6 vs state
92
Monbulk3 services · +6 vs state
92
Middle Park3 services · +6 vs state
92
Balaclava3 services · +6 vs state
92
Koroit3 services · +6 vs state
92
Armadale9 services · +5 vs state
91

Scale 83–93Dark tick = state average

Childcare centres in Victoria

NQS rating mix in VIC

Higher-scoring suburbs in VIC

City hubs in VIC

Top suburbs by service count

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