Sturt Child Care Centre
85 / 100Dover Gardens SA 5048
Centre-Based Care
Provider Hardeake PTY LTD
Childcare centres in Dover Gardens SA
ChildcareScout lists 2 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Dover Gardens, SA. Of these, 2 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 78. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.
- Services
- 2
- Centre-based
- 2
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 78
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS0
- Meeting NQS1
- Working Towards NQS1
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Dover Gardens vs nearby vs SA
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Dover Gardens, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Dover Gardens0%
- Nearby suburbs10.5%
- SA20.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Dover Gardens50%
- Nearby suburbs68.4%
- SA59.8%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 75–85 so small gaps are visible
- Dover Gardens78
- Nearby suburbs83
- SA84
Service counts in each area
- Dover Gardens2
- Nearby suburbs19
- SA1,317
Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.
Services in Dover Gardens
Little Kindy Dover Gardens
70 / 100Dover Gardens SA 5048
Centre-Based Care
Provider Little Kindy PTY LTD
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Dover Gardens SA?
- 2 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Dover Gardens, including 2 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.
- Which childcare in Dover Gardens has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Sturt Child Care Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Dover Gardens on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.
- How does childcare quality in Dover Gardens compare with SA?
- 0% of services in Dover Gardens are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 11% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Dover Gardens near other childcare areas?
- Dover Gardens is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.