Goodstart Early Learning Bowen
65 Leichhardt Street, Bowen QLD 4805
Goodstart Early Learning Bowen is a long day care centre in Bowen QLD 4805, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 58 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Bowen; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 58
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 65 Leichhardt Street, Bowen QLD 4805
- 07 4786 6080
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Bowen sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Queensland averaged $14.15 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 (Sep 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2025 | PreviousDec 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Bowen
- PCYC Queens Beach Fun Squad 59 places Outside school hours care
- Bowen Childcare and Early Education 63 places Long day care
- Bowen Out of School Hours Care 60 places Outside school hours care
- Bowen/Collinsville Family Day Care Scheme Places not listed Family day care
- C&K Queens Beach Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Kidz At The Beach 75 places Long day care
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 Bowen
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,205
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,343
- Median rent /wk
- $270
- Avg household size
- 2.4