Goodstart Early Learning Deer Park
799 Ballarat Road, Deer Park VIC 3023
Goodstart Early Learning Deer Park is a long day care centre in Deer Park VIC 3023, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 56 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 12 services in Deer Park; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 56
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 799 Ballarat Road, Deer Park VIC 3023
- 03 9361 2022
- 03 9361 2122
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Deer Park 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 (Jun 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2023 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Deer Park
- Aycliffe Drive Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Azaria Family Day Care Pty Ltd Places not listed Family day care
- Deer Park Early Learning and Kindergarten 151 places Long day care
- Deer Park West Kindergarten 63 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Kelly Club OSHC Deer Park North Primary School 30 places Outside school hours care
- Kelly Club OSHC Deer Park West Primary School 60 places Outside school hours 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 Deer Park
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 18,145
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,456
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.9