Little Scholars Parkwood vs Parkwood Early Childhood
Little Scholars Parkwood and Parkwood Early Childhood are two child care services in the Parkwood area, about 2.1 km apart. This page sets the public facts side by side so you can compare them before you book a tour. Every figure has a source and a date, listed at the bottom.
Side by side
| Little Scholars Parkwood | Parkwood Early Childhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall National Quality Standard (NQS) rating | Exceeding NQS (issued September 2025) | Meeting NQS (issued August 2021) |
| Google rating | 5.0 from 44 reviews | 4.8 from 47 reviews |
| Approved places (ACECQA register) | 77 | 75 |
| Distance apart | About 2.1 km | About 2.1 km |
What the rating means
Every approved education and care service in Australia is assessed against the National Quality Standard and given an overall rating. The national authority, ACECQA, describes Exceeding NQS as going above and beyond what is expected at the Meeting NQS level. To be rated Exceeding overall, all seven quality areas must be at least Meeting, and four or more must be Exceeding, with at least two of those being Quality Areas 1, 5, 6 or 7. The ratings above are the current ones on the register. For more detail see our guides to the National Quality Standard and quality area ratings.
Where each is stronger
Little Scholars Parkwood
- The regulator’s overall rating is Exceeding NQS, against Meeting NQS for Parkwood Early Childhood. Little Scholars Parkwood was rated in September 2025; Parkwood Early Childhood in August 2021.
- The Google rating is higher: 5.0 from 44 reviews, against 4.8 from 47.
Parkwood Early Childhood
- A larger Google review base: 47 reviews against 44.
Which factors may matter to you
- If the regulator’s overall rating is your first filter: Little Scholars Parkwood is rated Exceeding NQS and Parkwood Early Childhood is rated Meeting NQS.
- If you want the larger pool of Google reviews to read: Parkwood Early Childhood has 47 against 44 for Little Scholars Parkwood.
These three measures do not cover everything that matters, such as opening hours, programs, educator continuity or how a service feels on a visit, so use them as a starting point.
How to compare any two centres
- Look up each service on the ACECQA register and read the date the rating was issued.
- Ask each service for its most recent assessment and rating report.
- Visit at the time of day your child would be there.
- Ask each service how it keeps families informed about their child’s day.
- Check the opening hours against your working week.
How we checked
Ratings and approved places come from each service’s record on the ACECQA national register, read on 22 October 2026: Little Scholars Parkwood and Parkwood Early Childhood. Google ratings and review counts are as recorded for each service’s Google Business Profile in the directory on 20 October 2026, and they change as reviews are added or removed. Distance is a straight line between the two map locations recorded for each service in the directory. Ratings change when a service is reassessed, so check the register for the current position.
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More on each: Little Scholars Parkwood, Parkwood Early Childhood and child care in Parkwood.