Stepping Stone Para Hills Childcare & Early Development Centre
510-516 Bridge Road, Para Hills West SA 5096
Stepping Stone Para Hills Childcare & Early Development Centre is a long day care centre in Para Hills West SA 5096, run by Stepping Stone (S.A.) Childcare & Early Development Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 120 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 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
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 510-516 Bridge Road, Para Hills West SA 5096
- 08 8285 8869
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 Para Hills 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 (Jun 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2026 | PreviousSep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Para Hills West
- Kesters Community Early Education and Care 60 places Long day care
- Para Hills West OSHC & Vac Care 45 places Outside school hours care
- Para Hills West Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
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