Goodstart Early Learning Shell Cove
Cnr of Killalea Drive and Stradbroke Ave, Shell Cove NSW 2529
Goodstart Early Learning Shell Cove is a long day care centre in Shell Cove NSW 2529, run by GOODSTART EARLY YEARS LIMITED. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 4 services in Shell Cove; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/06/2009
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Cnr of Killalea Drive and Stradbroke Ave, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 02 4297 6922
- 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 Shell Cove sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 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 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2025 | PreviousDec 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Shell Cove
- Early Learning On Bribie 43 places Long day care
- Marina Cottage Early Learning Centre 40 places Long day care
- Peak Sports and Learning Shell Cove Public School 73 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 Shell Cove
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,591
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $2,452
- Median rent /wk
- $600
- Avg household size
- 3