Nido Early School Athelstone
345 Gorge Road, Athelstone SA 5076
Nido Early School Athelstone is a long day care centre in Athelstone SA 5076, run by NEST EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES PTY LTD. It is approved for 82 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2025. It is one of 6 services in Athelstone; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 82
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 23/02/2023
- Last assessed
- June 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 345 Gorge Road, Athelstone SA 5076
- 08 7078 6219
- nesteducation.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Nido Early School Athelstone 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 (Jan 2025)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2025 | PreviousAug 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Athelstone
- Adelaide Early Learning - Athelstone 103 places Long day care
- Athelstone Preschool 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Athelstone School OSHC 80 places Outside school hours care
- Thorndon Park Kindergarten 35 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Thorndon Park Primary School OSHC 75 places Outside school hours 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 Athelstone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,601
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,941
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.7