Goodstart Early Learning Semaphore South
59-65 Bower Road, Semaphore SA 5019
Goodstart Early Learning Semaphore South is a long day care centre in Semaphore SA 5019, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 115 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 2 services in Semaphore; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 115
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 59-65 Bower Road, Semaphore SA 5019
- 08 8449 1488
- 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 Semaphore South 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.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Jul 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2026 | PreviousJan 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
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 Semaphore
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,749
- Median age
- 50
- Household income /wk
- $1,718
- Median rent /wk
- $320
- Avg household size
- 2.2