Lady Huntingfield Early Learning & Family Services Centre
95 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
Provider Melbourne City Council
Childcare centres in North Melbourne VIC
ChildcareScout lists 10 ACECQA-approved education and care services in North Melbourne, VIC. Of these, 9 are centre-based and 1 is family day care. 3 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 84. 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
- 10
- Centre-based
- 9
- Family day care
- 1
- Avg score
- 84
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS3
- Meeting NQS5
- Working Towards NQS2
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
North Melbourne vs nearby vs VIC
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for North Melbourne, nearby indexed suburbs, and Victoria.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- North Melbourne30%
- Nearby suburbs28.8%
- VIC21%
Meeting NQS %
- North Melbourne50%
- Nearby suburbs57.7%
- VIC68.4%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–87 so small gaps are visible
- North Melbourne84
- Nearby suburbs86
- VIC86
Service counts in each area
- North Melbourne10
- Nearby suburbs52
- 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 North Melbourne
North Melbourne Childrens Centre
95 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
Provider Melbourne City Council
St Catherine's Early Education Centre
95 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
Provider Trustees OF Ukrainian Catholic Church In Aust. Eparchy OF St Peter & Paul Melb
Errol Street North Melbourne Primary Outside School Hours Care
85 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
Goodstart Early Learning North Melbourne
85 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
Provider Goodstart Early Learning LTD
Molesworth Street Kindergarten @ North Melbourne Primary School
85 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
North Melbourne Primary School - Molesworth Street Campus
85 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
St Mary's Kindergarten
85 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
St Michael's Ps North Melbourne Theircare
70 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Centre-Based Care
Provider Theircare PTY LTD
Friendly Family Day Care Pty Ltd
63 / 100North Melbourne VIC 3051
Family Day Care
Provider Friendly Family Day Care PTY LTD
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in North Melbourne VIC?
- 10 ACECQA-approved services are listed in North Melbourne, including 9 centre-based and 1 family day care. 3 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 North Melbourne has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Lady Huntingfield Early Learning & Family Services Centre (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in North 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 North Melbourne compare with VIC?
- 30% of services in North Melbourne are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 29% in nearby suburbs.
- Is North Melbourne near other childcare areas?
- North 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.