Precious Cargo Marion
15 Finniss Street, Marion SA 5043
Precious Cargo Marion is a long day care centre in Marion SA 5043, run by MAYFIELD CHILDCARE LIMITED. It is approved for 126 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2025. It is one of 7 services in Marion; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 126
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 07/05/2019
- Last assessed
- March 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 15 Finniss Street, Marion SA 5043
- 08 8130 6678
- mayfieldchildcare.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Precious Cargo Marion 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 | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Marion
- Marion Primary School Out of School Hours Care 39 places Outside school hours care
- Oaklands Estate Kindergarten 42 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Sunrise Christian School Marion OSHC 40 places Outside school hours care
- Sunrise Marion Early Learning Centre 60 places Long day care
- Westminster School Early Learning Centre 90 places Long day care
- Westminster School OSHC 60 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 Marion
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,101
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,366
- Median rent /wk
- $355
- Avg household size
- 2.3