Childcare Adelaide
Day care and kindergarten centres in Adelaide
Community Kids and its sister brands across the G8 network own 9 long day care and kindergarten centres in Adelaide. These well-resourced, high-quality early learning centres are ideally located for busy working families in the Greater Adelaide Region in South Australia.
Equipped with quality learning resources and spacious natural outdoor areas that engage all the senses, our child care centres are designed to develop your child’s critical skills that set them up for life. Our team of passionate and experienced educators plan play-based learning experiences around children’s interests and learning goals.
Our childcare centres in Adelaide offer high-quality, government-approved kindergarten programs delivered by qualified early childhood teachers, with access to flexible hours, Child Care Subsidy benefits, meals and more.
At our Adelaide childcare centres, seasonal, delicious and nutritious meals are freshly made daily. You will also receive daily photos and updates of your child’s learning and development through our family communication app.
Frequently asked questions
G8 Education is one of Australia’s largest providers of quality early childhood education and care, with 21 long day care centre brands and 400+ centres across Australia. No matter the location or centre, our purpose is to create the foundations for learning for life.
Guided by the principles, practice and outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), our qualified educators design programs that enrich learning through an inclusive environment that offers children diversified play-based experiences in a nurturing environment.
G8 Education owns 21 well-respected and recognised early education brands across Australia. We are a team of 9,500 dedicated, passionate, and supportive team members and educators who are committed to empowering children and helping them develop and grow.
Our approach to early childhood education, high-quality programs and services, as well as our strict policies and procedures are consistent across all G8 brands. Each child we care for in our centres is a special individual, nurtured and supported through their learning journey and development. Our families can trust that the support our families receive will be the same across all 400+ child care centres.
A centre tour is a convenient way to experience the early learning centre of your choice and meet with our qualified educators at a time suitable to your family schedule. We are now also offering the virtual tour option in all of our child care centres, so you can select either an in-person tour or a virtual tour.
With G8’s early learning centres, you have 4 options to book a centre tour for your desired early learning centre.
- Book a self-scheduled tour directly online at any time from the centre webpage using our 24/7 self-scheduled online booking tool, where you can book anytime, from anywhere. All available centre tour time slots are conveniently displayed for you to choose and lock a time in.
- Use a Web Chat to speak with our Family Support Team and get them to book the tour in for you.
- Call our Family Support team on 07 5644 6900 and get them to book the tour in for you.
- Walk in and visit the child care centre of your choice and the friendly team will schedule a tour time for you.
Most of our early education centres offer the following:
- Nappies and wipes
- Sunscreen and hats
- Nutritious meals prepared by our in-house cook
- Regular updates and photos on our family communication app
- Quality learning resources
- Engaging specialised programs designed by qualified early childhood educators
- Kindergarten / preschool programs
- Beautiful outdoor spaces and play equipment
- Regular festivities for annual events, cultural celebrations, and special occasions.
- Excursions and special guest visits
Some of our early learning centres provide sheets and formula, so you may not need to remember to pack them. It’s best to speak to your early education centre of choice for a full list of everything included for the different age groups.
For nursery children, be sure to bring: nappy rash cream, dummies, bottles and teats, comfort toy or blanket, sun hat, three spare outfits, spare socks, a jumper and a plastic bag for wet clothes.
For toddlers and preschool or kindergarten aged children, it’s best to bring: spare underwear, water bottle or sippy cup, sun hat, closed-toe shoes, two spare outfits, spare socks, a jumper and a plastic bag for wet clothes.
Plus, anything else your individual child may need, such as breast milk, a sleeping bag, a comforter or medication.
All early learning centres across the G8 Education network accept applications for future enrolments, and we offer enrolment placements as they become available. Our Family Support Team will add your child’s name to our waitlist if a centre is currently full in your child’s age group. We will then contact you as soon as places become available.
We also do monthly check-ins to review availability, and you will receive a text message confirming whether you’re still happy to remain on the waitlist each month. When spots do become vacant, we will call you to let you know.
If you would like an update at any point, you’re welcome to reach out on our Web Chat or give us a call. Our Family Support Team can also help you find more early learning centres near you, with the same offerings at the centre you are interested in and immediate availability.
If your children show signs of an infectious illness when they arrive at their centre or become sick during the day, you may be notified that you need to make alternative arrangements or pick up your child from the centre and keep them home until they are no longer infectious. While we understand that this can be inconvenient, we’re committed to maintaining a healthy environment and reducing the risk of infection for all children.
Under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), families are allowed 42 absence days per child, per financial year. These can be taken for any reason, including public holidays and when children are sick, without the need for families to provide documentation.
Absences should only be claimed when care would have been provided if the child had not been absent and the family has been charged a fee for the session of care. Child Care Subsidy is only payable for absences submitted before a child has started at a service or after a child’s final day of actual attendance at a service under limited circumstances.
The Child Care Subsidy is a government subsidy designed to reduce child care fees for parents. Families must meet certain eligibility criteria for Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
The amount of Child Care Subsidy a family can get depends on their circumstances. Use our Child Care Subsidy Calculator to determine how much your family is entitled to.