Carol Murray Children's Centre
1 Dinning Terrace, Bordertown SA 5268
Carol Murray Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Bordertown SA 5268, run by Governing Council Carol Murray Children's Centre (Childcare) Inc. It is approved for 72 children. It opens 7:45am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 2 services in Bordertown; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 72
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 1 Dinning Terrace, Bordertown SA 5268
- 08 8752 1374
- 08 8752 0463
- carolmurraycc.sa.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:45am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Carol Murray 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 (May 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousOct 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | 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 Bordertown
- Carol Murray Children's Centre 45 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 Bordertown
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,095
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,439
- Median rent /wk
- $220
- Avg household size
- 2.4