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Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey

14-16 Kemp Street, Kempsey, NSW, 2440

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Goodstart Early Learning LTD
Approval number
SE-00006336
Approved places
76
Approval granted
2009-06-20
Phone
02 6562 5244
Last visit date
November 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Jan 2026

  • 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 2020)

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 West Kempsey 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 83–89 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (8)87
  • Kempsey (8)88
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Kempsey37.5%
  • NSW18.2%

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
76
Nearby centres
64
Kempsey
66
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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