Goodstart Early Learning Walkerston
James Muscat Drive, Walkerston QLD 4751
Goodstart Early Learning Walkerston is a long day care centre in Walkerston QLD 4751, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 74 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 5 services in Walkerston; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 74
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
Contact & location
- James Muscat Drive, Walkerston QLD 4751
- 07 4959 3113
- 07 4959 3115
- 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 Walkerston 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 (Apr 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2023 | PreviousDec 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Walkerston
- C&K Walkerston Community Kindergarten 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- PCYC Walkerston Fun Squad 45 places Outside school hours care
- Walkerston Early Learning 94 places Long day care
- Wonder Kids Early Learning Centre 75 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 Walkerston
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,615
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $2,142
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.7