McKay Children’s Centre
7 Scott Street, Penola SA 5277
McKay Children’s Centre is a long day care centre in Penola SA 5277, run by McKay Children's Centre Inc. It is approved for 65 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 3 services in Penola; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 65
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
Contact & location
- 7 Scott Street, Penola SA 5277
- 08 8737 2535
- 08 8737 2821
- mckaychildrenscentre.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
McKay 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding |
Nearby in Penola
- McKay Children's Centre 65 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Penola Outside School Hours Care 24 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 Penola
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,622
- Median age
- 47
- Household income /wk
- $1,369
- Median rent /wk
- $198
- Avg household size
- 2.2