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Centre-Based Care
Provider Stepping Stone (s.a.) Childcare & Early Development Centres PTY LTD
Childcare centres in Marden SA
ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Marden, SA. Of these, 1 is 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 85. 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
- 1
- Centre-based
- 1
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 85
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS0
- Meeting NQS1
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Marden vs nearby vs SA
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Marden, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Marden0%
- Nearby suburbs23.1%
- SA20.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Marden100%
- Nearby suburbs69.2%
- SA59.8%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–87 so small gaps are visible
- Marden85
- Nearby suburbs86
- SA84
Service counts in each area
- Marden1
- Nearby suburbs13
- 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 Marden
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Marden SA?
- 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Marden, including 1 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 Marden has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Stepping Stone Marden Childcare & Early Development Centre (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Marden 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 Marden compare with SA?
- 0% of services in Marden are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 23% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Marden near other childcare areas?
- Marden is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.