Goodstart Early Learning Goonellabah
789 Ballina Road, Goonellabah NSW 2480
Goodstart Early Learning Goonellabah is a long day care centre in Goonellabah NSW 2480, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 90 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 10 services in Goonellabah; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 08/04/2007
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 789 Ballina Road, Goonellabah NSW 2480
- 02 6624 1088
- 02 6624 1234
- 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 Goonellabah sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 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 (Dec 2022)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2022 | PreviousJun 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Goonellabah
- Active Kids After School Care 83 places Outside school hours care
- Active Kids After School Care 60 places Outside school hours care
- Bumblebee Early Education Centre 62 places Long day care
- Care-Ring Childrens Centre 25 places Long day care
- First Steps Early Learning Centre 98 places Long day care
- Goonellabah Outside School Hours Care 30 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 Goonellabah
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,351
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,318
- Median rent /wk
- $320
- Avg household size
- 2.4