Goodstart Early Learning North Mackay
19 Hamilton Street, North Mackay QLD 4740
Goodstart Early Learning North Mackay is a long day care centre in North Mackay QLD 4740, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 86 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 10 services in North Mackay; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 86
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 19 Hamilton Street, North Mackay QLD 4740
- 07 4951 2357
- 4951 4980
- 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 North Mackay 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 (Jan 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2024 | PreviousMay 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in North Mackay
- Camp Australia - Mackay North State School OSHC 60 places Outside school hours care
- C&K Mackay North Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Essence Early Learning Mackay 76 places Long day care
- Mackay Christian College Outside School Hours Care 90 places Outside school hours care
- Mackay Christian College Pre-Prep Learning Centre 66 places Long day care
- PCYC Fitzgerald Fun Squad 90 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 North Mackay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,194
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,375
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.2