Goodstart Early Learning McKinnon
97 Wheatley Road, Mckinnon VIC 3204
Goodstart Early Learning McKinnon is a long day care centre in Mckinnon VIC 3204, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 75 children. It opens 7:15am to 6:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 4 services in Mckinnon; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 75
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 97 Wheatley Road, Mckinnon VIC 3204
- 03 9578 0266
- 03 9578 6144
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Tuesday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Wednesday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Thursday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Friday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning McKinnon 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 (Jan 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2026 | PreviousOct 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Mckinnon
- Glen Education McKinnon Kindergarten 69 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Guardian Childcare & Education McKinnon 140 places Long day care
- McKinnon PS TheirCare 100 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 Mckinnon
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,878
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $2,410
- Median rent /wk
- $516
- Avg household size
- 2.8