How many childcare services are in Brighton East VIC?

13 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Brighton East, including 13 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 Brighton East has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Explorers Early Learning - Brighton East (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Brighton East 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 Brighton East compare with VIC?

46% of services in Brighton East are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 37% in nearby suburbs.

Is Brighton East near other childcare areas?

Brighton East 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 Brighton East VIC

ChildcareScout lists 13 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Brighton East, VIC. Of these, 13 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 6 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 6 are Meeting NQS; 1 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.

Melbourne city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 13
Centre-based: 13
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 90

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS6
Meeting NQS6
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Brighton East vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Brighton East46.2%
Nearby suburbs37.2%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Brighton East46.2%
Nearby suburbs60.3%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 85–90 so small gaps are visible

Brighton East90
Nearby suburbs88
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Brighton East13
Nearby suburbs78
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.