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Southern Montessori Education Centre

53 Galloway Road, O'sullivan Beach, SA, 5166

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Southern Montessori Education Centre INC
Approval number
SE-00011793
Approved places
41
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0883847233
Last visit date
2025-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsWorking Towards NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Aug 2014)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday08:00 - 17:30
Tuesday08:00 - 17:30
Wednesday08:00 - 17:30
Thursday08:00 - 17:30
Friday08:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 1

Monday08:00 - 17:30
Tuesday08:00 - 17:30
Wednesday08:00 - 17:30
Thursday08:00 - 17:30
Friday08:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday08:00 - 17:30
Tuesday08:00 - 17:30
Wednesday08:00 - 17:30
Thursday08:00 - 17:30
Friday08:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

Southern Montessori Education Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-11)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Below state average (-14)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • O'sullivan Beach0%
  • SA20.7%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
41
Nearby centres
49
O'sullivan Beach
50
SA
65

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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