How many childcare services are in Armadale VIC?

9 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Armadale, including 9 centre-based. 6 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 Armadale has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Armadale Early Learning Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Armadale 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 Armadale compare with VIC?

67% of services in Armadale are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 36% in nearby suburbs.

Is Armadale near other childcare areas?

Armadale is closest to the Melbourne hub. See the Melbourne childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.

Childcare centres in Armadale VIC

ChildcareScout lists 9 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Armadale, VIC. Of these, 9 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 6 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 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.

Melbourne city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 9
Centre-based: 9
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 91

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS6
Meeting NQS3
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Armadale vs nearby vs VIC

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Armadale, nearby indexed suburbs, and Victoria.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Armadale66.7%
Nearby suburbs35.7%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Armadale33.3%
Nearby suburbs58.9%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 84–92 so small gaps are visible

Armadale91
Nearby suburbs88
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Armadale9
Nearby suburbs56
VIC5,017

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.