Goodstart Early Learning McDowall
97 Flockton Street, Mcdowall QLD 4053
Goodstart Early Learning McDowall is a long day care centre in Mcdowall QLD 4053, 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 March 2026. It is one of 5 services in Mcdowall; 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
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 97 Flockton Street, Mcdowall QLD 4053
- 07 3353 6233
- 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 McDowall 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 (Apr 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2025 | PreviousJun 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Mcdowall
- Avenues Early Learning Centre - McDowall 75 places Long day care
- McDowall State School Outside School Hours Care Program 350 places Outside school hours care
- Only About Children McDowall 90 places Long day care
- Story House Early Learning McDowall Village 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 Mcdowall
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,612
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,486
- Median rent /wk
- $470
- Avg household size
- 2.9