Find childcare near you
Compare all 18,231 approved childcare services in Australia, including daycare and early learning centres, by distance, National Quality Standard rating, type of care and places. Use your location to see the nearest services, or search a suburb, postcode or centre.
Vacancies are not on the national register: services report them on StartingBlocks.gov.au. How to get a place.
- 18,231 approved services, from the ACECQA national register
- 18% of rated services are Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent
- 9,729 offer long day care; 6,388 offer before and after school or vacation care
Childcare by city
Childcare in popular suburbs
- Werribee VIC
- Tarneit VIC
- Craigieburn VIC
- Point Cook VIC
- Pakenham VIC
- Hoppers Crossing VIC
- Blacktown NSW
- Merrylands NSW
- Castle Hill NSW
- Baulkham Hills NSW
- Orange NSW
- Dubbo NSW
- Toowoomba QLD
- Caboolture QLD
- Bundaberg QLD
- Coomera QLD
- Baldivis WA
- Canning Vale WA
- Ellenbrook WA
- Morphett Vale SA
- Adelaide SA
- Gungahlin ACT
- Sandy Bay TAS
- Alice Springs NT
Costs, subsidy and quality
- Childcare fees in 2026Average daily fees by state and what families pay after the subsidy.
- CCS calculatorWork out your Child Care Subsidy and gap fee with the 2026-27 rates.
- Child Care Subsidy explainedWho is eligible, the income test, the 3 Day Guarantee and how to claim.
- Check a ratingLook up any service, and what Exceeding, Meeting and Working Towards mean.
- Kindergarten and preschoolFree kinder by state, ages, hours and how to enrol.
- Types of childcareLong day care, family day care, kindergarten and before and after school care compared.
- Educator to child ratiosThe required ratios by age group in every state.
- Choosing a centreWhat to look for on a tour, questions to ask and red flags.
Also on kid.com.au: school profiles, Australian baby names and child development milestones.