Goodstart Early Learning Lower Plenty
412 Main Road, Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Goodstart Early Learning Lower Plenty is a long day care centre in Lower Plenty VIC 3093, run by GOODSTART EARLY YEARS LIMITED. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 4 services in Lower Plenty; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 412 Main Road, Lower Plenty VIC 3093
- 03 9431 4900
- 03 9431 4901
- 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 Lower Plenty 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 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2025 | PreviousJan 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lower Plenty
- Launchpad Early Learning Centre 124 places Long day care
- Lower Plenty Kindergarten 26 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Lower Plenty Primary School OSH Club 33 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 Lower Plenty
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,962
- Median age
- 45
- Household income /wk
- $2,160
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.5