Six Little Ducks
6 Fitzpatrick Street, East Side, Alice Springs NT 0870
Six Little Ducks is a long day care centre in Alice Springs NT 0870, run by SIX LITTLE DUCKS PTY LTD. It is approved for 45 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 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
- 45
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 16/05/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 6 Fitzpatrick Street, East Side, Alice Springs NT 0870
- 0432 398 890
- 6littleduckselc.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Six Little Ducks 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 (Dec 2025)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2025 | PreviousJul 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| 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