Gowrie

Name

Gowrie

Legal name

The Lady Gowrie Child Centre Inc

Website

https://gowriesa.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (61171), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Inclusive Early Intervention & Transition-to-Preschool Services (EDACAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Inclusive Infant & Toddler Care (Special Needs / IFSP-Aligned) (EDACAGAI), Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Professional development training
• Parenting support programs
• Inclusion support services
• Early childhood workforce

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Learning Programs: Revenue generated through professional development training programs for educators in early childhood education and care settings. Programs include workshops, courses, and mentoring sessions with per-group or per-person pricing.
2. Parenting Programs: Circle of Security Parenting program delivered for $3,080 per group of up to 14 parents, with sessions offered at Thebarton site and online.
3. Educator Training Programs: Learning Language and Loving it program delivered for $4,650 per group (maximum of 5 participants). Additional programs like Circle of Security Classroom at $2,600 per group.
4. Kaurna Language Training: Yalaka warra Kaurna language program delivered for $3,660, with in-person delivery over 6 sessions.
5. Inclusion Agency Services: Gowrie SA serves as the Inclusion Agency for South Australia under the Australian Government's Inclusion Support Programme, providing free advice and support to eligible early childhood education and care services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gowrie SA is a not-for-profit community organization that delivers integrated early childhood education programs for children, professional learning and development for early childhood educators, parenting support programs (including Circle of Security Parenting and Teach-Do-Learn), and operates as the designated Inclusion Agency for South Australia under the Australian Government's Inclusion Support Programme. It also runs the Flying Start Pathways workforce development program and Preschool Boost funded programs for 3-year-old preschool services.

Product overview

Gowrie SA is a community-based organization offering a portfolio of early childhood education and care services. The core offerings include Children's Programs (integrated early childhood education and care), Professional Learning (educator development), the Inclusion Agency (building inclusive practices in ECEC services), and Parenting Programs. These programs are delivered through various channels including the Preschool Boost initiative (educator upskilling and family support), the Flying Start Pathways Program (workforce development), and specific evidence-based programs such as Circle of Security, Hanen's Learning Language and Loving It, Marte Meo, and Teach-Do-Learn. The organization operates primarily in South Australia, providing services from its Thebarton location and through partnerships with schools, child care services, and community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children's Programs Integrated early childhood programs supporting children's development through inclusive, play-based individual and group learning in spacious outdoor environments and natural garden settings at the Thebarton and Underdale locations. Targeted at children from birth to school age.
• Professional Learning

Quantifiable outcome

• Free parenting programs available in Whyalla for local families
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Office for Early Childhood Development (OECD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Office for Early Childhood Development to operate the Flying Start Pathways Program, committed to growing South Australia's early childhood workforce. This initiative is supported by the Government of South Australia as part of Flying Start reforms and is fully funded for eligible participants.
• The Umbrella CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Umbrella Collective as part of the Flying Start Pathways Program, providing coordinated wraparound support to help aspiring early childhood educators transition from training into meaningful employment.
• Time Education and Training (RTO:40058)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Time Education and Training (RTO:40058) as part of the Flying Start Pathways Program to provide training and qualification pathways for early childhood educators.
• Australian Government Department of Social ServicescoreOthersWhyalla Children and Parenting Support Service is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, providing free playgroups and parenting programs in Whyalla since August 2015.
• Communities for Children OnkaparingacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Communities for Children Onkaparinga to deliver the Teach-Do-Learn program with funding from the Australian Government Department of Social Services, offered each term until mid-2026.
• Government of South AustraliacoreOthersFlying Start Pathways Program is supported by the Government of South Australia as part of Flying Start reforms and is fully funded for eligible participants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early childhood education provider with ~670 centers. Comparable to Gowrie SA in mission (community-impact ECEC) and service mix, but at significantly larger scale and national geographic footprint, making it the dominant incumbent in the segment.
• G8 Education: ASX-listed ECEC operator with over 400 centres across Australia. Comparable in serving the same educator and family segments, though as a for-profit incumbent with capital markets access to scale marketing, technology, and inclusion initiatives.
• Only About Children (OAC): Integrated ECEC and preschool provider with a strong focus on educator professional development and inclusion practices. Comparable product offering across early learning and professional learning, though operating as a for-profit entity.
• Affinity Education Group: One of Australia's largest for-profit ECEC operators (Milestones Early Learning, Papilio, Affinity). Competes with Gowrie SA for the same educator talent pool and inclusion-related government funding while operating a much larger national footprint.
• YMCA Australia (Children's Programs): National YMCA network delivering children's services, OSHC, and early learning programs across multiple states. Comparable in mission-driven, not-for-profit ECEC service delivery and inclusion support, with a national presence Gowrie SA lacks.

Others

• ACECQA (Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority): National regulatory authority that sets the National Quality Standards Gowrie SA's programs are aligned to (Quality Areas referenced in Pedagogy in Practice Series). Comparable as the policy and standards layer that defines demand for Gowrie SA's professional learning products.

Direct peers

• KU Children's Services: Large Australian not-for-profit ECEC operator offering children's programs, professional learning, and inclusion support. Comparable as a mission-driven, community-based early childhood education organization with multi-decade history and a similar product mix (preschool, OSHC, professional development).
• Lady Gowrie Queensland: Sister organization under the Lady Gowrie brand in Queensland; delivers parallel early childhood education, professional learning, and inclusion support programs. Operates under the same historical brand and mission as Gowrie SA, providing the closest comparable footprint in another state.
• Community Child Care Association (CCC): Not-for-profit community-based ECEC and family support provider operating in regional Victoria with inclusion-focused programming. Comparable as a community-governed, inclusion- and educator-focused organization delivering integrated ECEC, parenting, and capacity-building services.

Emerging players

• Early Childhood Australia: National peak body for early childhood education in Australia, providing advocacy, professional learning, and resources to educators. Overlaps with Gowrie SA's Professional Learning programs and policy engagement around inclusion and quality standards.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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