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Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo

10 McIvor Road, Bendigo, VIC, 3550

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Goodstart Early Learning LTD
Approval number
SE-00004616
Approved places
139
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
03 5444 1777
Last visit date
June 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2023

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Feb 2017)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Below nearby average (-5)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–90 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (8)90
  • Bendigo (16)88
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • Bendigo37.5%
  • VIC21%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
139
Nearby centres
50
Bendigo
58
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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