Goodstart Early Learning Townsville
36 Kern Brothers Drive, Kirwan QLD 4817
Goodstart Early Learning Townsville is a long day care centre in Kirwan QLD 4817, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 75 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 16 services in Kirwan; none 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
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 36 Kern Brothers Drive, Kirwan QLD 4817
- 07 4723 2066
- 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 Townsville 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 (Oct 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2026 | PreviousApr 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Kirwan
- C&K Kirwan Community Kindergarten 24 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Kirwan - Burnda Street 131 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Kirwan - Golf Links Drive 72 places Long day care
- Green Leaves Early Learning Kirwan 126 places Long day care
- Guppy's Early Learning - Thuringowa 92 places Long day care
- One Tree Defence Childcare Unit Coral Sea 54 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 Kirwan
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 20,780
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $1,673
- Median rent /wk
- $325
- Avg household size
- 2.6