Waikerie Children's Centre (LDC)
16 Marks Street, Waikerie SA 5330
Waikerie Children's Centre (LDC) is a long day care centre in Waikerie SA 5330, run by Waikerie Children's Centre Inc. It is approved for 55 children. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed December 2025. It is one of 3 services in Waikerie; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 55
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- December 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 16 Marks Street, Waikerie SA 5330
- 08 8541 2692
- 08 8541 3126
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:45-17:45
- Tuesday
- 7:45-17:45
- Wednesday
- 7:45-17:45
- Thursday
- 7:45-17:45
- Friday
- 7:45-17:45
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Waikerie Children's Centre (LDC) 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 | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding |
Nearby in Waikerie
- Waikerie Children's Centre 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Waikerie Primary School OSHC 39 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 Waikerie
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,681
- Median age
- 49
- Household income /wk
- $954
- Median rent /wk
- $200
- Avg household size
- 2.2