Mallee Kids Child Care
10-12 North Tce, Karoonda SA 5307
Mallee Kids Child Care is a long day care centre in Karoonda SA 5307, run by DISTRICT COUNCIL OF KAROONDA EAST MURRAY. It is approved for 22 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 2 services in Karoonda; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 22
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 04/10/2019
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 10-12 North Tce, Karoonda SA 5307
- 0417 819 192
- malleekids.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Mallee Kids Child Care 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 (Sep 2026)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2026 | PreviousFeb 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| Overall | Working Towards | Working Towards |
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 Karoonda
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 517
- Median age
- 55
- Household income /wk
- $822
- Median rent /wk
- $170
- Avg household size
- 2.1