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Goodstart Early Learning Portland

49-53 Wellington Rd, Portland, VIC, 3305

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Goodstart Early Learning LTD
Approval number
SE-00004634
Approved places
90
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
03 5521 1433
Last visit date
December 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Aug 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 (Mar 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: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday06:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
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 Portland against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–87 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (7)86
  • Portland (7)86
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres28.6%
  • Portland28.6%
  • 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
90
Nearby centres
49
Portland
58
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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