Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey
14-16 Kemp Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey is a long day care centre in Kempsey NSW 2440, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 76 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 8 services in Kempsey; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 76
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 20/06/2009
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 14-16 Kemp Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 02 6562 5244
- 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 West Kempsey 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 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2026 | PreviousMar 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Kempsey
- Dalaigur Pre-School & Children's Services 59 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Hands and Hearts Early Learning Centre Kempsey 39 places Long day care
- Kempsey Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre 120 places Long day care
- Little Adventures Early Learning 76 places Long day care
- Scribbly Gum Dalai 49 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Kempsey
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 483
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $881
- Median rent /wk
- $253
- Avg household size
- 2