Para Hills West OSHC & Vac Care
31 Balkara Road, Para Hills West SA 5096
Para Hills West OSHC & Vac Care is an outside school hours care service in Para Hills West SA 5096, run by YMCA of South Australia Inc. It is approved for 45 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 4 services in Para Hills West; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 45
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 31 Balkara Road, Para Hills West SA 5096
- 0498 988 065
- sa.ymca.org.au
Fees and vacancies
Para Hills West OSHC & Vac Care sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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 (Aug 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2026 | PreviousJun 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Para Hills West
- Kesters Community Early Education and Care 60 places Long day care
- Para Hills West Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Stepping Stone Para Hills Childcare & Early Development Centre 120 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 Para Hills West
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,295
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $1,127
- Median rent /wk
- $275
- Avg household size
- 2.3