First Choice Early Education Centre
114 North Tce, Mount Gambier SA 5290
First Choice Early Education Centre is a long day care centre in Mount Gambier SA 5290, run by FIRST CHOICE EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE PTY LTD. It is approved for 96 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2024. It is one of 18 services in Mount Gambier; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 96
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 16/06/2023
- Last assessed
- October 2024
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 114 North Tce, Mount Gambier SA 5290
- 08 8725 6414
- firstchoiceeec.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
First Choice Early Education 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Mount Gambier
- Acacia Kindergarten 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Akuna Kindergarten 44 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Carma Playhouse 26 places Long day care
- Community Kids Montebello Early Education Centre 70 places Long day care
- Community Kids Mount Gambier Early Education Centre 85 places Long day care
- Gladigau Park Kindergarten 30 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 Mount Gambier
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 25,591
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,197
- Median rent /wk
- $220
- Avg household size
- 2.2