Forbes Children's Centre (Childcare)
80 Thomas Street, South Plympton SA 5038
Forbes Children's Centre (Childcare) is a long day care centre in South Plympton SA 5038, run by Forbes Children's Centre (Childcare). It is approved for 90 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 7 services in South Plympton; 2 of them are 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
- November 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 80 Thomas Street, South Plympton SA 5038
- 08 8293 9000
- 08 8351 0470
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
Forbes Children's Centre (Childcare) 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 | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding |
Nearby in South Plympton
- Camp Australia - Forbes Primary School OSHC 36 places Outside school hours care
- Casa Bambini South Plympton 108 places Long day care
- Forbes Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Green Leaves Early Learning South Plympton 114 places Long day care
- Plympton South Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- YMCA Emmaus South Plympton OSHC 50 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 South Plympton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,721
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,552
- Median rent /wk
- $340
- Avg household size
- 2.3