Sturt Child Care Centre
151 Sturt Road, Dover Gardens SA 5048
Sturt Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Dover Gardens SA 5048, run by Hardeake Pty Ltd. It is approved for 105 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 2 services in Dover Gardens; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 105
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 151 Sturt Road, Dover Gardens SA 5048
- 08 8296 9329
- 08 8358 3149
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30-18:30
- Tuesday
- 6:30-18:30
- Wednesday
- 6:30-18:30
- Thursday
- 6:30-18:30
- Friday
- 6:30-18:30
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Sturt Child Care 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 (Mar 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2024 | PreviousAug 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
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 Dover Gardens
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,062
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,423
- Median rent /wk
- $339
- Avg household size
- 2.3