Creative Kids Childcare Howard Springs
290 Whitewood Rd, Howard Springs NT 0835
Creative Kids Childcare Howard Springs is a long day care centre in Howard Springs NT 0835, run by ABH Investments Pty Ltd ATF OHL Family Trust. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 5 services in Howard Springs; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 290 Whitewood Rd, Howard Springs NT 0835
- 08 8983 2000
- 08 8983 2000
- creativekidschildcare.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Creative Kids Childcare Howard Springs sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Northern Territory averaged $13.20 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 2026)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2026 | PreviousNov 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Working Towards |
Nearby in Howard Springs
- Camp Australia - Good Shepherd Lutheran College Howard Springs Campus OSHC 66 places Outside school hours care
- Good Shepherd Lutheran College Howard Springs Campus Early Learning Centre 75 places Long day care
- Howard Springs Preschool 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Howard Springs Primary School OSHC-YMCA NT 105 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 Howard Springs
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,153
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $2,560
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.9