Halifax St Children's Centre & Preschool
257 Halifax Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Halifax St Children's Centre & Preschool is a long day care centre in Adelaide SA 5000, run by Halifax St Children's Centre & Preschool Inc. It is approved for 61 children. It opens 7:45am to 5:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2025. It is one of 17 services in Adelaide; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 61
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 257 Halifax Street, Adelaide SA 5000
- 08 8223 2240
- halifaxchildren.sa.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Tuesday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Wednesday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Thursday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Friday
- 7:45am to 5:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Halifax St Children's Centre & Preschool 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 (Nov 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2023 | PreviousJun 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Adelaide
- Camp Australia - Heritage College OSHC 23 places Outside school hours care
- Chancery Lane Montessori Pre-School Pty Ltd 73 places Long day care
- Christian Brothers College OSHC 90 places Outside school hours care
- City Community Children’s Centre - Gilbert Street Campus 62 places Long day care
- City West Child Care Centre 110 places Long day care
- Gilles Street Primary School OSHC 90 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 Adelaide
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 18,202
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $1,365
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 1.8