Goodstart Early Learning Mentone
205-207 Nepean Hwy, Mentone VIC 3194
Goodstart Early Learning Mentone is a long day care centre in Mentone VIC 3194, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 104 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 17 services in Mentone; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 104
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 09/04/2021
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 205-207 Nepean Hwy, Mentone VIC 3194
- 03 7501 7997
- 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 Mentone 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Mentone
- Acacia Avenue Preschool 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East 94 places Long day care
- Bayside Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten 40 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Parkdale 60 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Mentone West 115 places Long day care
- Happy Times Child Care & Early Learning Centre 23 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 Mentone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,197
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,889
- Median rent /wk
- $392
- Avg household size
- 2.3