Goodstart Early Learning Byron Bay
2 Blackbutt Place, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Goodstart Early Learning Byron Bay is a long day care centre in Byron Bay NSW 2481, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 33 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Byron Bay; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 33
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 19/02/2007
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2 Blackbutt Place, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 02 6685 5944
- 02 6685 8371
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Byron Bay sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 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 (Jan 2024)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2024 | PreviousOct 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Byron Bay
- Byron Bay Outside School Hours Care 50 places Outside school hours care
- Byron Bay Preschool Cavanbah 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Byron Busy Kids 57 places Long day care
- Kool Beanz Academy Byron Bay 75 places Long day care
- Periwinkle Pre- School 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Sandhills Early Childhood Centre 59 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 Byron Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,330
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,561
- Median rent /wk
- $600
- Avg household size
- 2.3