Dawson Street Preschool
95 / 100Tullamarine VIC 3043
Centre-Based Care
Provider Hume City Council
Childcare centres in Tullamarine VIC
ChildcareScout lists 5 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Tullamarine, VIC. Of these, 5 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 1 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 4 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 86. 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
- 5
- Centre-based
- 5
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 86
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS1
- Meeting NQS4
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Tullamarine vs nearby vs VIC
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Tullamarine, nearby indexed suburbs, and Victoria.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Tullamarine20%
- Nearby suburbs16%
- VIC21%
Meeting NQS %
- Tullamarine80%
- Nearby suburbs76%
- VIC68.4%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 84–87 so small gaps are visible
- Tullamarine86
- Nearby suburbs86
- VIC86
Service counts in each area
- Tullamarine5
- Nearby suburbs25
- 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 Tullamarine
Guardian Childcare & Education Tullamarine
85 / 100Tullamarine VIC 3043
Centre-Based Care
Taylor Drive Preschool
85 / 100Tullamarine VIC 3043
Centre-Based Care
Provider Hume City Council
Teamkids - Tullamarine Primary
85 / 100Tullamarine VIC 3043
Centre-Based Care
Provider Team Holiday PTY LTD
Tullamarine Early Learning Centre
82 / 100Tullamarine VIC 3043
Centre-Based Care
Provider Mayfield Childcare Limited
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Tullamarine VIC?
- 5 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Tullamarine, including 5 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 Tullamarine has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Dawson Street Preschool (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Tullamarine 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 Tullamarine compare with VIC?
- 20% of services in Tullamarine are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 16% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Tullamarine near other childcare areas?
- Tullamarine is closest to the Melbourne hub. See the Melbourne childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.