Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Alice Springs Early Learning Centre
9 Bath St, Alice Springs NT 0870
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Alice Springs Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Alice Springs NT 0870, run by Catholic Church Diocese of Darwin Education Property Trust. It is approved for 44 children. It opens 8:00am to 4:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 19 services in Alice Springs; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 44
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 29/01/2021
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 9 Bath St, Alice Springs NT 0870
- 08 8950 8618
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Alice Springs Early Learning Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Northern Territory averaged $13.20 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 (Mar 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2023 | PreviousSep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | 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 | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Alice Springs
- Alice Springs Child Care Centre 45 places Long day care
- Alice Springs Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Alice Springs Steiner Preschool 46 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Braitling Neighbourhood Centre 57 places Long day care
- Braitling Preschool 88 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Central Australian Community Toy Library 3 Year Old Kindy 24 places Childcare service
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 Alice Springs
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 231
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,463
- Median rent /wk
- $313
- Avg household size
- 1.8