Childcare in New South Wales

New South Wales has 6,180 approved childcare services across 1,350 suburbs: 3,736 offer long day care, 977 run a kindergarten or preschool program, 1,807 offer before and after school care and 122 are family day care schemes. 19% of rated services are Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent, against 18% nationally.

Childcare by city

Each city page ranks its suburbs by the share of services rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent, and lists the services rated Excellent.

Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 an hour in the June quarter 2026, about $149 for a 10-hour day before the Child Care Subsidy; a family earning $120,000 pays about $24 a day after it. Fees by state · CCS calculator

Childcare by suburb

Services and ratings: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026.