Childcare in Northern Territory
Northern Territory has 234 approved childcare services across 93 suburbs: 96 offer long day care, 81 run a kindergarten or preschool program, 58 offer before and after school care and 3 are family day care schemes. 8% 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 Northern Territory averaged $13.20 an hour in the June quarter 2026, about $132 for a 10-hour day before the Child Care Subsidy; a family earning $120,000 pays about $21 a day after it. Fees by state · CCS calculator
Childcare by suburb
- Alice Springs 19 services
- Nightcliff 9 services
- Leanyer 7 services
- Katherine 6 services
- Durack 6 services
- Woodroffe 6 services
- Zuccoli 6 services
- Darwin 5 services
- Berrimah 5 services
- Moulden 5 services
- Stuart Park 5 services
- Gray 5 services
- Howard Springs 5 services
- Humpty Doo 5 services
- Karama 5 services
- Bakewell 4 services
- Katherine East 4 services
- Wanguri 4 services
- Millner 4 services
- Parap 4 services
- Alyangula 3 services
- Nhulunbuy 3 services
- Berry Springs 3 services
- Wagaman 3 services
- Bees Creek 3 services
- Marrara 3 services
- Jingili 3 services
- Malak 3 services
- Rosebery 3 services
- Wulagi 3 services
- Alawa 2 services
- Anula 2 services
- Gillen 2 services
- Brinkin 2 services
- Driver 2 services
- Girraween 2 services
- Tiwi 2 services
- The Gap 2 services
- Jabiru 2 services
- Larrakeyah 2 services
- Tindal 2 services
- Ludmilla 2 services
- Maningrida 2 services
- Moil 2 services
- Nakara 2 services
- East Side 2 services
- Tennant Creek 2 services
- Yuendumu 2 services
- Farrar 2 services
- Marlow Lagoon 2 services
- Ngukurr 2 services
- Gunbalanya 2 services
- Alpurrurulam 1 service
- Batchelor 1 service
- Freds Pass 1 service
- Borroloola 1 service
- Casuarina 1 service
- Gapuwiyak 1 service
- Kalkarindji 1 service
- Katherine South 1 service
- Lajamanu 1 service
- Larapinta 1 service
- Santa Teresa 1 service
- Milikapiti 1 service
- Milingimbi 1 service
- Minyerri 1 service
- Nguiu 1 service
- Hermannsburg 1 service
- Numbulwar 1 service
- Wadeye 1 service
- Ramingining 1 service
- Sadadeen 1 service
- Galiwinku 1 service
- Virginia 1 service
- Beswick 1 service
- Yirrkala 1 service
- Palmerston 1 service
- Yarrawonga 1 service
- Papunya Community 1 service
- Yarralin 1 service
- Yuelumu 1 service
- Ampilatwatja 1 service
- Willowra 1 service
- Angurugu Community 1 service
- Kintore 1 service
- Yulara 1 service
- Eaton 1 service
- Coolalinga 1 service
- Muirhead 1 service
- Gunn 1 service
- Araluen 1 service
- Rapid Creek 1 service
- Braitling 1 service
Services and ratings: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026.