Stepping Stone Happy Valley Childcare & Early Development Centre
12 Happy Valley Drive, Happy Valley SA 5159
Stepping Stone Happy Valley Childcare & Early Development Centre is a long day care centre in Happy Valley SA 5159, run by Stepping Stone (S.A.) Childcare & Early Development Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 100 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 7 services in Happy Valley; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 100
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 12 Happy Valley Drive, Happy Valley SA 5159
- 08 8321 9400
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30-18:30
- Tuesday
- 6:30-18:30
- Wednesday
- 6:30-18:30
- Thursday
- 6:30-18:30
- Friday
- 6:30-18:30
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Stepping Stone Happy Valley Childcare & Early Development 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 (Jan 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2023 | PreviousMar 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Happy Valley
- Chandlers Hill Kindergarten 54 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Eden Academy Happy Valley 99 places Long day care
- Happy Valley Community Children's Centre 70 places Long day care
- Happy Valley Kindergarten 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Happy Valley Primary School OSHC 120 places Outside school hours care
- Our Patch at Braeview Primary School OSHC 85 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.