Goodstart Early Learning Kawana
115 Point Cartwright Drive, Buddina QLD 4575
Goodstart Early Learning Kawana is a long day care centre in Buddina QLD 4575, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 74 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 2 services in Buddina; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 74
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 115 Point Cartwright Drive, Buddina QLD 4575
- 07 5444 8866
- 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 Kawana 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 (Mar 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2026 | PreviousJul 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 Buddina
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,236
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,721
- Median rent /wk
- $440
- Avg household size
- 2.5