Dripstone Children's Centre
13 Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin NT 0810
Dripstone Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Brinkin NT 0810, run by Dripstone Children's Centre Inc. It is approved for 82 children. It opens 7:15am to 5:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 2 services in Brinkin; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 82
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 13 Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin NT 0810
- 08 8945 1944
- 08 8927 6051
- dripstone.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:15am to 5:45pm
- Tuesday
- 7:15am to 5:45pm
- Wednesday
- 7:15am to 5:45pm
- Thursday
- 7:15am to 5:45pm
- Friday
- 7:15am to 5:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Dripstone Children's Centre 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 (May 2026)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousJul 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | 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 Brinkin
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,117
- Median age
- 34
- Household income /wk
- $2,274
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.5