Balaklava Community Children's Centre
15 Scotland Street, Balaklava SA 5461
Balaklava Community Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Balaklava SA 5461, run by Balaklava Community Children's Centre Inc. It is approved for 50 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 2 services in Balaklava; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 50
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 15 Scotland Street, Balaklava SA 5461
- 08 8862 1251
- 08 8862 1271
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Balaklava Community Children's 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 (Dec 2021)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2021 | PreviousAug 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Exceeding |
| Overall | Working Towards | Exceeding |
Nearby in Balaklava
- Balaklava Community Children's Centre 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Balaklava
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,083
- Median age
- 46
- Household income /wk
- $1,088
- Median rent /wk
- $227
- Avg household size
- 2.3