Goodstart Early Learning Lower Plenty
85 / 100Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Centre-Based Care
Provider Goodstart Early Years Limited
Childcare centres in Lower Plenty VIC
ChildcareScout lists 4 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Lower Plenty, VIC. Of these, 4 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 1 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 3 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 82. 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
- 4
- Centre-based
- 4
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 82
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS1
- Meeting NQS3
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Lower Plenty vs nearby vs VIC
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Lower Plenty, nearby indexed suburbs, and Victoria.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Lower Plenty25%
- Nearby suburbs31.6%
- VIC21%
Meeting NQS %
- Lower Plenty75%
- Nearby suburbs61.4%
- VIC68.4%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 80–87 so small gaps are visible
- Lower Plenty82
- Nearby suburbs87
- VIC86
Service counts in each area
- Lower Plenty4
- 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.
Services in Lower Plenty
Launchpad Early Learning Centre
85 / 100Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Centre-Based Care
Provider Edukids Enterprises PTY LTD
Lower Plenty Primary School Osh Club
85 / 100Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Centre-Based Care
Provider Lower Plenty Primary School Council
Lower Plenty Kindergarten
73 / 100Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Centre-Based Care
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Lower Plenty VIC?
- 4 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Lower Plenty, including 4 centre-based. 1 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 Lower Plenty has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Goodstart Early Learning Lower Plenty (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Lower Plenty 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 Lower Plenty compare with VIC?
- 25% of services in Lower Plenty are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 32% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Lower Plenty near other childcare areas?
- Lower Plenty is closest to the Melbourne hub. See the Melbourne childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.