Goodstart Early Learning Maleny
4 Walkers Drive, Maleny QLD 4552
Goodstart Early Learning Maleny is a long day care centre in Maleny QLD 4552, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 74 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 4 services in Maleny; 2 of them are 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
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 4 Walkers Drive, Maleny QLD 4552
- 5499 9888
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Maleny 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 (Sep 2021)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2021 | PreviousJan 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Maleny
- Ananda Marga River School Early Childhood Centre 39 places Long day care
- C&K Maleny Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Maleny Outside School Hours Care 80 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 Maleny
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,959
- Median age
- 59
- Household income /wk
- $1,144
- Median rent /wk
- $390
- Avg household size
- 2.1