Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo
10 McIvor Road, Bendigo VIC 3550
Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo is a long day care centre in Bendigo VIC 3550, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 139 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 16 services in Bendigo; 6 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 139
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 10 McIvor Road, Bendigo VIC 3550
- 03 5444 1777
- 03 5444 2270
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (May 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2023 | PreviousFeb 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Bendigo
- Annie Galvin Early Learning Centre 68 places Long day care
- Bendigo Preschool 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Girton Grammar OSHC 45 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Hill Primary School Out of Hours School Care 55 places Outside school hours care
- Creek Street Christian College Early Learning Centre 48 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Dr Harry Little Preschool 49 places Preschool / kindergarten
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Bendigo
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,652
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,429
- Median rent /wk
- $290
- Avg household size
- 2.1