Goodstart Early Learning Mackay - Shakespeare Street
61 Shakespeare Street, Mackay QLD 4740
Goodstart Early Learning Mackay - Shakespeare Street is a long day care centre in Mackay QLD 4740, 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 April 2026. It is one of 11 services in Mackay; 1 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
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 61 Shakespeare Street, Mackay QLD 4740
- 4957 3445
- 4957 7338
- 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 Mackay - Shakespeare Street 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 (Aug 2022)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2022 | PreviousSep 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Mackay
- After School & Holiday Care Mackay 50 places Outside school hours care
- Carlisle Adventist Early Learning Centre 44 places Long day care
- C&K East Mackay Community Kindergarten 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- C&K Mackay Community Kindergarten 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- C&K Slade Point Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Mackay - Macalister Street 75 places Long day 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 Mackay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,026
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $1,239
- Median rent /wk
- $270
- Avg household size
- 1.9