#1
Seeds Early Learning Centre Ballina
5.0
Read 40 reviews · Score: 73/100
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Best Childcare Centres in Ballina
Compare the top childcare centres in Ballina, NSW, ranked by our composite reputation score.
Updated October 2026 · Based on 149 real Google reviews across the 15 childcare centres
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Top Childcare Centres in Ballina, NSW
The short answer
As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked childcare centres in Ballina, NSW on the Starworks directory are Seeds Early Learning Centre Ballina (5.0 stars from 40 Google reviews), Far North Coast Family Day Care (4.9 stars from 26 Google reviews) and Goodstart Early Learning Ballina (5.0 stars from 7 Google reviews).
Starworks ranks 15 childcare centres in Ballina, NSW, holding 149 Google reviews between them. Across the 15 the median rating is 5.0 stars from a median of 3 reviews. Of the 15, 13 are rated 4.5 or better.
Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for childcare centres in Ballina, NSW, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.
#4
Imagine Childcare & Preschool Ballina
4.9
Read 19 reviews · Score: 57/100
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#7
Ballina River Street Childrens Centre
5.0
Read 1 reviews · Score: 57/100
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#9
Harmony Early Education Lennox Head
4.7
Read 36 reviews · Score: 52/100
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#11
Sylvie's Family Day Care
5.0
Read 1 reviews · Score: 48/100
Unit 1/23 Barrett Dr, Lennox Head NSW 2478
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#12
Jarjum Bugal Nah Child And Family Centre
5.0
Read 4 reviews · Score: 39/100
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#14
Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Tintenbar
4.2
Read 5 reviews · Score: 22/100
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What customers wrote about childcare centres in Ballina
Real Google reviews of businesses ranked on this page. Reviewer names are never shown.
“We’ve had such a wonderful experience at Seeds in Ballina. The educators are wonderful, with some who go above and beyond for my girls in ways I will always remember. It’s meant a lot as we don’t have a great big…”
“I couldn’t be happier with our decision to send my two boys, 1 and 2, to Harmony. My youngest has built the most beautiful bond with the educators in his room, I can genuinely feel how much they care about him when I…”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about childcare centres in Ballina.
Who are the best childcare centres in Ballina?
As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked childcare centres in Ballina, NSW on the Starworks directory are Seeds Early Learning Centre Ballina (5.0 stars from 40 Google reviews), Far North Coast Family Day Care (4.9 stars from 26 Google reviews) and Goodstart Early Learning Ballina (5.0 stars from 7 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for childcare centres in Ballina, NSW, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.
How many childcare centres does Starworks rank in Ballina?
Starworks ranks 15 childcare centres in Ballina, NSW, holding 149 Google reviews between them. Across the 15 the median rating is 5.0 stars from a median of 3 reviews. Of the 15, 13 are rated 4.5 or better.
What star rating should I expect from a good childcare centre in Ballina?
The median Google rating across the 15 childcare centres Starworks ranks in Ballina, NSW is 5.0 stars, and 13 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for childcare centres in Ballina, NSW rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.
How many Google reviews does an established childcare centre in Ballina have?
The median childcare centre Starworks ranks in Ballina, NSW carries 3 Google reviews.
How does Starworks rank childcare centres in Ballina?
Starworks gives every childcare centre in Ballina, NSW a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.
Why does a childcare centre in Ballina with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?
Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer childcare centre with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Ballina, NSW. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.
Why does the same childcare centre not appear several times on this list?
Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 15 distinct childcare centres in Ballina, NSW rather than a longer list of repeats.
How often is this list of childcare centres in Ballina updated?
This ranking of childcare centres in Ballina, NSW rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.
How can I improve my childcare centre business ranking in Ballina?
Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median childcare centre Starworks ranks in Ballina, NSW carries 3 Google reviews at 5.0 stars.
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