Goodstart Early Learning Pooraka
124 Henderson Avenue, Pooraka SA 5095
Goodstart Early Learning Pooraka is a long day care centre in Pooraka SA 5095, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 55 children. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 6 services in Pooraka; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 55
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 124 Henderson Avenue, Pooraka SA 5095
- 08 8262 4117
- 08 8262 7355
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30-18:30
- Tuesday
- 6:30-18:30
- Wednesday
- 6:30-18:30
- Thursday
- 6:30-18:30
- Friday
- 6:30-18:30
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Pooraka sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in South Australia averaged $14.10 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 | Exceeding |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding |
Nearby in Pooraka
- Happy Haven OSHC Pooraka 39 places Outside school hours care
- Little Shining Stars Early Learning Centre - Pooraka 60 places Long day care
- Montessori Casa Long Day Care and Early Learning Centre 32 places Long day care
- Pooraka Community Early Education and Care 49 places Long day care
- Pooraka Community Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Pooraka
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,583
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $1,225
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.5