Powlett Reserve Children's Centre
95 / 100East Melbourne VIC 3002
Centre-Based Care
Provider East Melbourne Child Care Co-Op LTD
Childcare centres in East Melbourne VIC
ChildcareScout lists 2 ACECQA-approved education and care services in East Melbourne, VIC. Of these, 2 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 2 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 0 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 95. 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.
- Services
- 2
- Centre-based
- 2
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 95
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS2
- Meeting NQS0
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
East Melbourne vs nearby vs VIC
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for East Melbourne, nearby indexed suburbs, and Victoria.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- East Melbourne100%
- Nearby suburbs34.9%
- VIC21%
Meeting NQS %
- East Melbourne0%
- Nearby suburbs60.3%
- VIC68.4%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–96 so small gaps are visible
- East Melbourne95
- Nearby suburbs88
- VIC86
Service counts in each area
- East Melbourne2
- Nearby suburbs63
- 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 East Melbourne
Yarra Park Children's Centre
95 / 100East Melbourne VIC 3002
Centre-Based Care
Provider East Melbourne Child Care Co-Op LTD
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in East Melbourne VIC?
- 2 ACECQA-approved services are listed in East Melbourne, including 2 centre-based. 2 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 East Melbourne has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Powlett Reserve Children's Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in East Melbourne 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 East Melbourne compare with VIC?
- 100% of services in East Melbourne are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 35% in nearby suburbs.
- Is East Melbourne near other childcare areas?
- East Melbourne is closest to the Melbourne hub. See the Melbourne childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.