How many childcare services are in Williamstown VIC?

10 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Williamstown, including 10 centre-based. 6 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 Williamstown has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Explorers Early Learning - Williamstown (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Williamstown 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 Williamstown compare with VIC?

60% of services in Williamstown are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 38% in nearby suburbs.

Is Williamstown near other childcare areas?

Williamstown is closest to the Melbourne hub. See the Melbourne childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.

Childcare centres in Williamstown VIC

ChildcareScout lists 10 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Williamstown, VIC. Of these, 10 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 6 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 91. 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.

Melbourne city hub Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 10
Centre-based: 10
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 91

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS6
Meeting NQS4
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Williamstown vs nearby vs VIC

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

Exceeding / Excellent %

Williamstown60%
Nearby suburbs38%
VIC21%

Meeting NQS %

Williamstown40%
Nearby suburbs54%
VIC68.4%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 84–91 so small gaps are visible

Williamstown91
Nearby suburbs88
VIC86

Service counts in each area

Williamstown10
Nearby suburbs50
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.