Mini Gems Children's Centre
Lot 19 Paxton Road, Coober Pedy SA 5723
Mini Gems Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Coober Pedy SA 5723, run by District Council of Coober Pedy. It is approved for 41 children. It opens 8:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 2 services in Coober Pedy; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 41
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- Lot 19 Paxton Road, Coober Pedy SA 5723
- 08 8672 4623
- 08 8672 3211
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Mini Gems 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 (Oct 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2026 | PreviousSep 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Coober Pedy
- Coober Pedy Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Coober Pedy
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,566
- Median age
- 50
- Household income /wk
- $764
- Median rent /wk
- $163
- Avg household size
- 1.8