Goodstart Early Learning Rutherford
42 Dunkley Street, Rutherford NSW 2320
Goodstart Early Learning Rutherford is a long day care centre in Rutherford NSW 2320, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 75 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 10 services in Rutherford; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 75
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 10/11/2008
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 42 Dunkley Street, Rutherford NSW 2320
- 02 4932 5611
- 02 4932 5811
- 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 Rutherford 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 (Jul 2021)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2021 | PreviousSep 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Rutherford
- Busy Bees at Heritage Parc 94 places Long day care
- Kids Cave Early Education Rutherford 66 places Long day care
- Kookaburra Korner Early Education Centre 51 places Long day care
- Milestones Early Learning Rutherford 104 places Long day care
- Rutherford Before and After School Care and Vacation Care 135 places Outside school hours care
- Rutherford Playtime Pre-School 77 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 Rutherford
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,091
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,475
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.6