How many childcare services are in Highton VIC?

10 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Highton, including 10 centre-based. 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 Highton has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Bellaire Primary School Oshc Program (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Highton 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 Highton compare with VIC?

50% of services in Highton are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 14% in nearby suburbs.

Is Highton near other childcare areas?

Highton 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 Highton VIC

ChildcareScout lists 10 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Highton, VIC. Of these, 10 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 5 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 5 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 90. 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: 10
Centre-based: 10
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 90

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS5
Meeting NQS5
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Highton vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Highton50%
Nearby suburbs14%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Highton50%
Nearby suburbs73.7%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 84–90 so small gaps are visible

Highton90
Nearby suburbs86
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Highton10
Nearby suburbs57
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.