Hessel Children's Centre
91-93 Commercial Rd, Port Adelaide SA 5015
Hessel Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Port Adelaide SA 5015, run by Hessel Pty Ltd. It is approved for 103 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 4 services in Port Adelaide; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 103
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 29/11/2019
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 91-93 Commercial Rd, Port Adelaide SA 5015
- 08 8462 0222
- hesselchildren.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Hessel Children's 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.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (May 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousApr 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Port Adelaide
- Edge Early Learning Port Adelaide 90 places Long day care
- TAFE SA - Port Adelaide Campus Child Care Centre 46 places Long day care
- Westcare Early Learning Centre 100 places Long day 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 Port Adelaide
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,338
- Median age
- 45
- Household income /wk
- $1,230
- Median rent /wk
- $293
- Avg household size
- 1.9