How many childcare services are in Colac VIC?

10 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Colac, including 9 centre-based and 1 family day care. 0 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 Colac has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Colac East Kindergarten (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Colac 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 Colac compare with VIC?

0% of services in Colac are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 6% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Colac VIC

ChildcareScout lists 10 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Colac, VIC. Of these, 9 are centre-based and 1 is family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 9 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 83. 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: 10
Centre-based: 9
Family day care: 1
Avg score: 83

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS9
Working Towards NQS1
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Colac vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Colac0%
Nearby suburbs5.9%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Colac90%
Nearby suburbs88.2%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 81–86 so small gaps are visible

Colac83
Nearby suburbs85
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Colac10
Nearby suburbs17
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.