Whyalla Early Learning Centre
159 Nicolson Avenue, Whyalla Norrie SA 5608
Whyalla Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Whyalla Norrie SA 5608, run by The Corporation of the City of Whyalla. It is approved for 85 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 7 services in Whyalla Norrie; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 85
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 159 Nicolson Avenue, Whyalla Norrie SA 5608
- 08 8645 4030
- 08 8645 5872
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
Whyalla Early Learning 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 (May 2025)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2025 | PreviousAug 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Whyalla Norrie
- Gabmididi Manoo Children & Family Centre 56 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Norrie Stuart Children's Services Centre 45 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Sunrise Christian School Whyalla Early Learning Centre 75 places Long day care
- Sunrise Christian School Whyalla OSHC 26 places Outside school hours care
- TAFE SA - Whyalla Campus Child Care Centre 40 places Long day care
- Win Newby Kindergarten 39 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 Whyalla Norrie
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,288
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,071
- Median rent /wk
- $180
- Avg household size
- 2.1