How many childcare services are in Daylesford VIC?

3 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Daylesford, including 3 centre-based. 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 Daylesford has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Daylesford Community Child Care (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Daylesford 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 Daylesford compare with VIC?

0% of services in Daylesford are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 20% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Daylesford VIC

ChildcareScout lists 3 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Daylesford, VIC. Of these, 3 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 2 are Meeting NQS; 1 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 85. 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: 3
Centre-based: 3
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 85

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS2
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Daylesford vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Daylesford0%
Nearby suburbs20%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Daylesford66.7%
Nearby suburbs66.7%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 83–87 so small gaps are visible

Daylesford85
Nearby suburbs87
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Daylesford3
Nearby suburbs15
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.

Services in Daylesford

Daylesford Community Child Care

Daylesford VIC 3460

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareVIC

Provider Daylesford Community Child Care Centre INC

Daylesford Preschool

Daylesford VIC 3460

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareVIC

Provider Eureka Community Kindergarten Association INC

Daylesford Primary School Oshc

Daylesford VIC 3460

Score Not available

Not availableCentre-Based CareVIC

Provider Daylesford Primary School Council

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 3460

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Daylesford VIC?: 3 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Daylesford, including 3 centre-based. 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 Daylesford has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Daylesford Community Child Care (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Daylesford 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 Daylesford compare with VIC?: 0% of services in Daylesford are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 20% in nearby suburbs.