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Goodstart Early Learning Varsity Lakes

Updated 2026-09-08 · 4,371 reviewed · 189 listed · Scored from 26 Google reviews · How we rank ›

4.8(26) 81 composite score See reviews on Google ✓ Google-verified Publishes prices
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Goodstart Early Learning Varsity Lakes
Location
Varsity Lakes
Services
Long Day Care, Before & After School Care, Kindergarten & Preschool Programs
Reviews
26
Best for
Families seeking continuity of care with experienced educators and want children to form lasting bonds with staff.

Google Business Profile is the source for the business data shown here, last checked 2026-09-08. Details taken from their website were fetched 2026-08-08.

What do customers say?

Parents report their children quickly settle and genuinely love attending. Staff are consistently described as caring, experienced, and approachable. Reviewers highlight a family-like atmosphere, clean facilities, strong educator-child bonds, and transparent communication. Many families return year after year or enrol multiple children.

Praised for
  • caring, dedicated educators
  • clean, safe facility
  • children settle and thrive
  • strong community and family atmosphere
  • excellent communication with parents
  • experienced, stable staff
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Best for: Families seeking continuity of care with experienced educators and want children to form lasting bonds with staff.

What stands out?

  • Stable, long-serving educator team
  • play-based learning with weekly activity changes
  • addition of sports and language programs
  • strong parental communication and transparency

Worth knowing

  • Named educators praised repeatedly: Miss Yuli, Mary, Shay, Nicole, Steph, Temira, and Centre Director Lara
  • Two named therapy dogs (Storm and Lightning) mentioned as centre feature
  • Educators commonly remain in role for years, forming long-term bonds with children
  • Japanese and tennis lessons for kindergarten children
  • Weekly activity rotation noted to capture children's imagination

How it compares

  • Rated 4.8 against a 4.78 average across the 150 kindergarten & preschool programs businesses listed here.
  • Has more Google reviews than 53% of the businesses in this directory.

How the score was calculated

How We Score
Star rating 85
Review volume 62
Review recency 82
Review sentiment 82
Profile completeness 100
Verification 30

Rating breakdown

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25
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0
3
0
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Frequently asked questions

What do Japanese and sports lessons include?
Their website lists Japanese lessons and tennis and soccer lessons as part of kindergarten programs, but reviewers do not describe details of content or frequency.
Do educators stay long-term at the centre?
Yes. Multiple reviewers mention educators who have cared for their children for years, and one parent notes educators staying with individual children for two or more years.
What are the out-of-pocket costs with Child Care Subsidy?
With 90% subsidy, Nursery & Toddler costs $35.17/day and Kindergarten $31.80/day. With 60% subsidy, Nursery & Toddler is $78.46/day and Kindergarten $75.09/day.
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Last updated 2026-09-08