How many childcare services are in Ballarat VIC?

11 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Ballarat, including 11 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 Ballarat has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Bakery Hill Kindergarten (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Ballarat 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 Ballarat compare with VIC?

55% of services in Ballarat are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 7% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Ballarat VIC

ChildcareScout lists 11 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Ballarat, VIC. Of these, 11 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 6 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 5 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: 11
Centre-based: 11
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 90

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS6
Meeting NQS5
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Ballarat vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Ballarat54.5%
Nearby suburbs7.1%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Ballarat45.5%
Nearby suburbs82.1%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 84–91 so small gaps are visible

Ballarat91
Nearby suburbs85
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Ballarat11
Nearby suburbs28
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.