Tenison Woods College Early Learning and Community Centre
Cnr Shepherdson Road & White Ave, Mount Gambier SA 5290
Tenison Woods College Early Learning and Community Centre is a long day care centre in Mount Gambier SA 5290, run by South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools Incorporated. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2025. It is one of 18 services in Mount Gambier; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 24/04/2014
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Cnr Shepherdson Road & White Ave, Mount Gambier SA 5290
- 08 8724 4656
- 08 8724 9303
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Tenison Woods College Early Learning and Community 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding |
Nearby in Mount Gambier
- Acacia Kindergarten 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Akuna Kindergarten 44 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Carma Playhouse 26 places Long day care
- Community Kids Montebello Early Education Centre 70 places Long day care
- Community Kids Mount Gambier Early Education Centre 85 places Long day care
- First Choice Early Education Centre 96 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 Mount Gambier
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 25,591
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,197
- Median rent /wk
- $220
- Avg household size
- 2.2