Southern Montessori Education Centre
53 Galloway Road, O'sullivan Beach SA 5166
Southern Montessori Education Centre is a long day care centre in O'sullivan Beach SA 5166, run by Southern Montessori Education Centre Inc. It is approved for 41 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2025. It is one of 4 services in O'sullivan Beach; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 41
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 53 Galloway Road, O'sullivan Beach SA 5166
- 08 8384 7233
- montessori.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Southern Montessori Education Centre 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousAug 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| Overall | Working Towards | Exceeding |
Nearby in O'sullivan Beach
- O'Sullivan Beach Children's Centre (Child Care) Inc 56 places Long day care
- O'Sullivan Beach Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting 56 places Preschool / kindergarten
- O'Sullivan Beach Primary School OSHC 45 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 O'sullivan Beach
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,844
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,072
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.2