How many childcare services are in Drysdale VIC?

8 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Drysdale, including 8 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 Drysdale has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

All-Star Kids - Christian College Geelong - Bellarine Campus Oshc (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Drysdale 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 Drysdale compare with VIC?

0% of services in Drysdale are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 10% in nearby suburbs.

Is Drysdale near other childcare areas?

Drysdale is closest to the Geelong hub. See the Geelong childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.

Childcare centres in Drysdale VIC

ChildcareScout lists 8 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Drysdale, VIC. Of these, 8 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 7 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.

Geelong city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 8
Centre-based: 8
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 85

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS7
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published1

Drysdale vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Drysdale0%
Nearby suburbs10%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Drysdale87.5%
Nearby suburbs75%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 83–86 so small gaps are visible

Drysdale85
Nearby suburbs85
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Drysdale8
Nearby suburbs20
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.