Mount Gambier Child Care Centre Inc
3 Derrington Street, Mount Gambier SA 5290
Mount Gambier Child Care Centre Inc is a long day care centre in Mount Gambier SA 5290, run by Mount Gambier Child Care Centre Inc. It is approved for 80 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 18 services in Mount Gambier; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 80
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 3 Derrington Street, Mount Gambier SA 5290
- 08 8725 1133
- 08 8725 2812
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Mount Gambier Child Care Centre Inc sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in South Australia averaged $14.10 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (May 2025)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2025 | PreviousAug 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Working Towards | Exceeding |
Nearby in Mount Gambier
- Acacia Kindergarten 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Akuna Kindergarten 44 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Carma Playhouse 26 places Long day care
- Community Kids Montebello Early Education Centre 70 places Long day care
- Community Kids Mount Gambier Early Education Centre 85 places Long day care
- First Choice Early Education Centre 96 places Long day care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Mount Gambier
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 25,591
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,197
- Median rent /wk
- $220
- Avg household size
- 2.2