Goodstart Early Learning Merriwa - Hughie Edwards Drive
16 Hughie Edwards Drive, Merriwa WA 6030
Goodstart Early Learning Merriwa - Hughie Edwards Drive is a long day care centre in Merriwa WA 6030, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 82 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 4 services in Merriwa; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 82
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 13/05/2010
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 16 Hughie Edwards Drive, Merriwa WA 6030
- 9305 8633
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Merriwa - Hughie Edwards Drive sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Western Australia averaged $14.90 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 (Feb 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2023 | PreviousMar 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| 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 Merriwa
- Compass Early Learning Centre 100 places Long day care
- Cuddles Early Learning & Childcare Merriwa 86 places Long day care
- Montessori Early Childhood Centre 62 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.