Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn South
286 Middleborough Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn South is a long day care centre in Blackburn VIC 3130, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 60 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 16 services in Blackburn; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 60
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 286 Middleborough Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
- 03 9898 8955
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn South sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 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 (Aug 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2025 | PreviousJul 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Blackburn
- Blackburn Children's Services Centre 73 places Long day care
- Blackburn Pre-School 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Blackburn PS TheirCare 75 places Outside school hours care
- Doncaster East Daycare & Kindergarten 73 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn - Springfield Road 102 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Blackburn North 58 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 Blackburn
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,478
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,065
- Median rent /wk
- $411
- Avg household size
- 2.5