Goodstart Early Learning Grovedale - Torquay Road
282 Torquay Rd, Grovedale VIC 3216
Goodstart Early Learning Grovedale - Torquay Road is a long day care centre in Grovedale VIC 3216, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 80 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 15 services in Grovedale; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 80
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 282 Torquay Rd, Grovedale VIC 3216
- 03 5241 9900
- 03 5241 9330
- 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 Grovedale - Torquay Road 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 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousSep 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Grovedale
- Evolve Early Learning and Kindergarten 95 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Grovedale - Pioneer Road 90 places Long day care
- Greenville Kindergarten 63 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Grovedale Child and Family Centre 99 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Grovedale Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Grovedale PS TheirCare 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 Grovedale
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,869
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,477
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.4