How many childcare services are in Carlton VIC?

11 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Carlton, including 10 centre-based and 1 family day care. 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 Carlton has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Gowrie Victoria Carlton Learning Precinct (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Carlton 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 Carlton compare with VIC?

46% of services in Carlton are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 32% in nearby suburbs.

Is Carlton near other childcare areas?

Carlton 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 Carlton VIC

ChildcareScout lists 11 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Carlton, VIC. Of these, 10 are centre-based and 1 is family day care. 5 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 4 are Meeting NQS; 1 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 89. 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: 11
Centre-based: 10
Family day care: 1
Avg score: 89

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS5
Meeting NQS4
Working Towards NQS1
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Carlton vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Carlton45.5%
Nearby suburbs32.1%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Carlton36.4%
Nearby suburbs55.4%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 84–89 so small gaps are visible

Carlton89
Nearby suburbs86
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Carlton11
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.