Goodstart Early Learning Nightcliff
159 Dick Ward Drive, Coconut Grove, Nightcliff NT 0810
Goodstart Early Learning Nightcliff is a long day care centre in Nightcliff NT 0810, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 75 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 9 services in Nightcliff; 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
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 159 Dick Ward Drive, Coconut Grove, Nightcliff NT 0810
- 08 8985 5622
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Nightcliff sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Northern Territory averaged $13.20 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 (May 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2024 | PreviousApr 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Nightcliff
- Journey Early Learning Centre - Nightcliff 100 places Long day care
- Nightcliff Community Early Learning Centre 59 places Long day care
- Nightcliff Family Centre 80 places Long day care
- Nightcliff OSHC 90 places Outside school hours care
- Nightcliff Preschool 75 places Preschool / kindergarten
- St Paul's Early Learning Centre 33 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 Nightcliff
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,884
- Median age
- 34
- Household income /wk
- $2,051
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.4