- athelstone@adelaideearlylearning.com.au
- (08) 8104 9145
- 2 Maryvale Road, Athelstone SA 5076
Adelaide Early Learning is a 4-minute drive from Paradise: family-owned early learning in Athelstone for children from 6 weeks to 6 years.
Our centre is at 2 Maryvale Road, Athelstone SA 5076. From Paradise the quickest drive is about 4 minutes (2.9 km) via Gorge Road.
Drive times are from Google Maps in usual daytime traffic. Allow extra time at peak hour.
Paradise Interchange is on the O-Bahn, so if you commute by bus you can drop off with us and be at the interchange about 8 minutes later via Darley Road and Gorge Road. If you drive, Gorge Road connects Paradise to our door in about 4 minutes.
Thorndon Park is about 2 minutes from the centre, which makes an easy after-pick-up stop. We’re open 7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday.
We care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years across four rooms:
Every program is play-based and child-led, guided by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). Read more about our programs.
We run two kinder programs. 3-Year-Old Kinder is where friendships begin: children build emotional awareness, a sense of belonging and early literacy and numeracy foundations through creative play. 4-Year-Old Kinder prepares children for school by building the whole child — literacy, numeracy, independence and the emotional confidence to make the move.
Both years follow our Positive Transition to School Roadmap, built on an ongoing partnership with local schools. Our educators spend time understanding what the schools our children go on to attend expect, and that shapes how we support children through the kinder years. Ask about the Roadmap on your tour.
Fees cover the whole day, with no extras billed later:
Daily fees depend on your child’s age and the days they attend. Since 5 January 2026 the Child Care Subsidy activity test has been removed, and all eligible families receive at least three days of subsidised care a week. Our team will take you through fees and CCS on your tour.
“Don’t let it being a newer centre make you hesitate it has actually been so meaningful being part of a smaller capacity environment where the educators are able to build such strong genuine connections with both the children and families.”
— Cristina C, Adelaide Early Learning parent
We’re in 2 Maryvale Road, Athelstone SA 5076, close to a number of eastern suburbs:
Childcare across Adelaide’s eastern suburbs · Visit our Athelstone centre page
About 4 minutes by car (2.9 km) via Gorge Road. We’re at 2 Maryvale Road, Athelstone.
About 8 minutes by car (4.3 km) via Darley Road and Gorge Road. By public transport, Google Maps lists the 178 bus at about 19 minutes door to door.
Yes. Thorndon Park is about 1.1 km from the centre, roughly a 2-minute drive.
We’re open Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 6:00pm.
Children from 6 weeks to 6 years, across our Nursery, Toddler, 3-Year-Old Kinder and 4-Year-Old Kinder programs.
Yes. We run a 3-Year-Old Kinder and a 4-Year-Old Kinder program. Both are play-based, guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, and follow our Positive Transition to School Roadmap, which is built on a partnership with local schools.
Daily fees depend on your child’s age and the days they attend, and include meals, nappies and wipes. Since 5 January 2026 all eligible families receive at least three days of subsidised care a week under the Child Care Subsidy. Book a tour and we’ll go through fees and CCS for your family. You can also estimate costs with the CCS calculator on StartingBlocks.gov.au.
Use the Book a Tour button on this page, or call us on (08) 8104 9145. A tour takes about twenty minutes, and you’re welcome to bring your child to meet the educators in their room.
