Goodstart Early Learning- Narre Warren, Pound Road South in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning- Narre Warren, Pound Road South

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8786 5255

Address: 292 Pound Rd 3805 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: www.goodstart.org.au/centres/narre-warren-pound-road-south

Likes: 309

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Childcare service
• Nursery

25.01.2022 The letters to Santa have started here in Kinder

25.01.2022 When all educators participate in our staff meeting, even if it still is via teams at home. We continue to grow as a team and further develop our skills.

24.01.2022 This is a rainbow, I made this for you because you teach me nice things These are flowers, I draw them for you because I thought flowers are beautiful for you when one drawing can make a Teachers day

24.01.2022 Logan’s battlefield - out of space we are celebrating Space Week as an extension on Kinder’s program. Today they are learning about astronauts

23.01.2022 Nursery & Toddler learning environments. Creating enabling environments, a place to ‘be’ and to ‘become’

22.01.2022 It's Naidoc Week! This week Goodstart acknowledges the First Nations people who have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Our centres ar...ound the country will be celebrating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through activities and games. . At Goodstart we have an ongoing commitment to Reconciliation and have launched our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). This launch marks our ongoing and deepening commitment to reconciliation and outlines our path forward for the next three years. #NAIDOC #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #alwayswasalwayswillbe See more

21.01.2022 As part of our Naidoc celebrations this week our Kinders had fun painting using a sieve on a rope. They swung the sieve around and the paint dotted on the paper making patterns!

21.01.2022 We love space week!

21.01.2022 We currently have a position available for a Senior Educator. Are you passionate about Early Learning? Are you motivated to grow within a new role? ... Are you ready to build relationships with children, educators and families? If you answered yes to all three then please click on the link to apply. https://careers.goodstart.org.au//NARRE-WARREN%/677029900/

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Sonal, Mandi, Shona & Ranjana for being a part of the Goodstart family since they opened in May 2010! They received a 10 year iron on patch as well as a 10 year service badge. Thank-you for all that you do! ... 10th Birthday celebrations continued #HappyBirthdayGoodstart

20.01.2022 Today’s Christmas week activity was making Christmas cookies. Due to COVID restrictions we could not do this as a group experience, this was done individually. The children had their own dough, chopping board and cutters. Stay tuned for the end result

19.01.2022 To celebrate Talk like a Pirate day today we had a special pirate ship jelly after our afternoon tea! As so can see they really enjoyed them. How clever of our cook Shona to make such cute little boats with jelly and oranges! Talk Like a Pirate Day - 19th September 2020! Supporting families affected by childhood cancer.

19.01.2022 AUSLAN session on our interactive whiteboard with Goodstart Pound Road North

18.01.2022 GRADUATION DAY

18.01.2022 BOOK WEEK! Today at Pound Road South it was dress up as something that your name starts with

17.01.2022 New merchandise! These are our new goodie bags for new enrolments at Pound Road South. We love all the Aussie animals on our new tees, activity books, bag tags and baby sleeping discs! I wonder which animals will be your favourite!

17.01.2022 Get ready to discover a world of curious creatures and wild minds next week with Book Week. Our Centre dress up week agenda: Day #1 Monday: Dress as something the letter of your name starts with Day #2 Tuesday: Dress as a character from your favourite story book Day #3 Wednesday: Dress as someone you want to be when you grow up... Day #4 Thursday: Dress as a story book animal or Footy colours for AFL. See more

17.01.2022 We welcome all our families and children back tomorrow after the relaxing of stage 4 lockdown. If you haven’t been up to date with our Story Park post, please check and read to be informed regarding the current safety measures in place. We can’t wait to see you all.

16.01.2022 From birth to early childhood, children use their five senses to explore and try to make sense of the world around them. It’s an important part of early childhood development, and providing opportunities for children to actively use their senses as they explore their world through ‘sensory play’ is crucial to brain development. We now have availability in our nursery.... Book a centre tour today. Lisa Turner PH- 8786 5255 See more

16.01.2022 Kinders Kitchen: the children have made their own recipe books, they have displays in their kitchen of products with their room cultures included, they can write a shopping list and then get creative in the kitchen with their herb ladder.

16.01.2022 Halloween dress up day

16.01.2022 In the Nursery today we are paying respect to those who have fought to make our country as it is today. We thank them. And we remember them. Their symbol is a Poppy so we made some by hand printing then finishing with some dots with a brush.

15.01.2022 Lesma & Sala welcome you to their 4-5 year old Kindergarten We offer a funded Kindergarten Program to get your children ready for Life & School. For any enquires please call our ... Centre Leadership Team on 03 8786 5255 or email [email protected] See more

15.01.2022 We currently have a position available for an Educator. Are you passionate about Early Learning? Are you motivated to grow within a new role? ... Are you ready to build relationships with children, educators and families? If you answered yes to all three then please click on the link to apply. https://careers.goodstart.org.au//NARRE-WARREN%/692470400/

15.01.2022 Our kinder teacher Lesma is teaching a class via zoom for children who are staying safe at home. This is ensuring the children’s learning is continuing and they are still connected to their GoodStart family, and we will all have a smoother transition back to care when we can be together again. #stayhomestaysafe #weareallinthistogether @ Narre Warren South, Victoria

14.01.2022 October is Safety Month at Goodstart. Our Centre received this book to read to our children. THE SLOTH WHO CAME TO STAY. Amy's family is speedy! They are always in such a rush that there is no time to talk or play - until the afternoon Amy brings home a sloth. Then things start changing very, very slowly ...A timely tale about enjoying the little things in life from award-winning author Margaret Wild. ... To teach mindfulness #itstime Our message from Area 385 at Goodstart. If something is not safe then speak up and slow down.

13.01.2022 Practicing our Emergency Drills.

13.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK - our Nursery children recycled their paper roll by dot painting it & turning it into a Rain stick. New instrument for their learning environment. Stay tuned for the end result

13.01.2022 Are you experiencing financial hardship through the effects of COVID-19? Goodstart Early Learning is proud to partner with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand. Call 1300 033 335 to inquire today.

13.01.2022 Due to COVID-19 we still cannot commence face to face tours, enjoy a virtual tour of our Centre. To book a tour click on the link below https://www.goodstart.org.au//narre-warren-pound-road-sout... Centre email [email protected] Centre phone number 03 8786 5255

12.01.2022 Families with children enrolled in kinder programs at Victorian Goodstart centres will benefit from a saving of up to $2000 in 2021. Talk to us to understand how to use this subsidy to give your child the best outcomes. #GoodstartCommunity #GoodstartEarlyLearning

12.01.2022 Welcome to our Pre-Kinder room. This room caters for children aged 3-4. This room is ran by a Bachelor qualified teacher.

12.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to our Kinder children on Graduating today! What a year we have had! We are so proud of who you have all become! Good luck with school & we will miss you all!

11.01.2022 Children’s Week is a national celebration of children’s rights, talents and citizenship held on the fourth Wednesday of October in Australia to coincide with Universal Children’s Day. Each year the theme of Children’s Week highlights a particular Children’s Right. Children's week runs from 23rd of October until 1 November this year and the theme for 2020 is Article 15 ... ‘Children have the right to meet together and to join groups and organisations, as long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights' each week our kinder class read a book that talks about the rights of a child

10.01.2022 Come to Kinder with a Jet Pack loving the creativity #spaceweek

10.01.2022 Our holiday program continues, today was a treasure hunt! First the children discussed the purpose and goal of the hunt with their teacher, Lesma. Then they went out searching together and much to their delight they found treasures! The children were rewarded with Lollypops and and excitement about Christmas spirit. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

10.01.2022 Monthly staff meetings at home via teams for professional development/growth. When you say feel free to hang back a minute so I can take a photo, half the team hang up

10.01.2022 Our kindergarten program covers all learning areas to have your child school ready. From maths to literacy and emergent writing, we will ensure your child’s transition to school is a success! Book a tour today Centre Director: Lisa Turner... 03 8786 5255

10.01.2022 Yesterday’s Christmas week activity was to Create your own Jewellery!

09.01.2022 Practicing our monthly drills - today was a practice fire drill. Our centre practices fire drills and lockdowns to ensure the safety of our children and our educators comes first, doing them frequently ensures that all our children and educators participate in at least one or more drills across their time.

09.01.2022 Reading and storytelling with babies and children promotes brain development and imagination, develops language and emotions, and strengthens relationships. We promote storytelling from our young nursery children all the way up to our our school ready kinder’s. This is a snap of our toddlers favourite book of the month!

09.01.2022 How our Nursery educators implemented physical activity into their jungle experience

08.01.2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR Thank-you to each and everyone of you from the Goodstart family for your ongoing support this year. May 2021 bring you joy, health and happiness. We can’t wait to see you in the New Year.

07.01.2022 Nursery’s Key Educator display. A place where the children can visibly see their key educator and their friends. A place to reflect on their A day in the life of the Nursery room journal.

07.01.2022 Space Week - Zoes masterpiece, you need to wear the special bracelet to drive the rocket ship to space. The aliens are waiting in space for her adventure

07.01.2022 End of year celebration! What a year these children have had! They deserved a special party lunch & a movie to finish off 2020 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

07.01.2022 Department of Education and Training gave our Kindergarten this book to read with the children, from National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s day. Celebrated each year on 4 August. See our Centres published RAP here: https://www.narragunnawali.org.au//goodstart-narre-warren-

06.01.2022 Our Nursery room offers a range of stimulating age appropriate experiences to foster the development of each child. Children are nurtured by a quality delivered program by qualified caring educators. We deliver Key Educator relationships, where children can feel a sense of security, where families feel comfortable, respected, supported and connected. ... The room has a flexible routine to cater to individual children’s needs. Vacancies available, taking enrolments now. [email protected]

06.01.2022 HAPPY DIWALI from Pound Road South

06.01.2022 Can you create your own story? For children to understand early literacy, mark making and imaginary play. Teaching Kinders all about the books spine, front cover, back cover, author and illustrations.

05.01.2022 Our children were so excited knowing our cook Shona was going to cook their cookies for them, they patiently waited before decorating them

04.01.2022 At Goodstart we want to help give all Australians children the best start in life and Child Protection Week is all about just that. This National Child Protection Week (6-12th September), is an opportunity for us to celebrate the many ways that everyone in the community can make a difference in the life of a child.

04.01.2022 Kinder’s Art Studio

04.01.2022 YOUR A SUNFLOWER R U OK. The children cut out their own petals from following the Teachers lead. We are now cultivating sunflowers seeds, watch this space

04.01.2022 Day 2 of BOOK WEEK. Our centres day 2 was come dressed as a character from your favourite story book. We have Elsa here from frozen

03.01.2022 We are proud to announce that we are participating in the Share The Dignity Drive for March. Please, if you can donate period products to our centre. We have a collection bin in our foyer. Donations can be pads, tampons, menstrual cups or period underwater. These donations go to women suffering domestic violence, homelessness as well as rural areas and free vending machines in our schools. Sanitary items are a right, not a privilege! Thankyou. #sharethedignity

03.01.2022 The Salvation Army were so grateful with the amount that our Centre donated! We can’t thank everyone enough, especially after the year we all had & to support others in need

03.01.2022 R U OK Some of the ways we celebrated: yellow craft experiences, wearing yellow to support awareness, have a break have a Kit Kat for families, R U OK display

03.01.2022 Child Protection Week. Kinder children talk weekly about the rights of a child. They discussed about when to feel safe, they said I feel safe when I’m with my mum and dad, I feel safe when I’m happy, I have a right to feel safe. They were asked what their favourite right was, some said to have a name, eat when hungry.

02.01.2022 Our Centre will be shut next Friday - October 23rd for the AFL Grand Final public holiday. Please note that all public holidays are a zero fee charge.

02.01.2022 Lunch box day for Logan meant mum got creative for Halloween, how awesome!

02.01.2022 Don’t forget to sign up to our Goodstart@home if you haven’t already To support our families who speak languages other than English, we have translated some of our most popular Goodstart@Home routine-based learning activity cards into Mandarin, Arabic and Hindi. https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodstart-at/other-languages/... #goodstartathome See more

02.01.2022 We are collecting for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal. The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s leading welfare organizations providing essential community and social services to support people experiencing hardship. A key area of their work is providing food relief to many thousands of vulnerable people each year. This year the Salvos are responding to an increased demand on services due to the impact of Coronavirus. If you can please donate non-perishable food items they will be handed out to needy families in time for Christmas. Thank you for your support!

02.01.2022 Welcome to the team at Pound Road South

02.01.2022 Thank-you all so much for all of your donations for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal. The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s leading welfare organizations providing essential community and social services to support people experiencing hardship. A key area of their work is providing food relief to many thousands of vulnerable people each year.

02.01.2022 Today marks the start of Children's Week 2020, a national celebration that recognises the achievements of children in our community. Take the time this week to ...talk to your children about COVID-19 and the importance of being COVIDSafe. To learn more about supporting your children through COVID-19, visit: https://headtohealth.gov.au/covid-19-support/covid-19 #ChildrensWeek2020 #ChildrensWeekAU See more

02.01.2022 Ready for tomorrow - day 4 of BOOK WEEK & AFL FOOTY day!

01.01.2022 Our Toddler room caters for children aged 2-3 years of age. Educators offer opportunities for children to explore, discover, create and use their imagination. We currently have vacancies available, book a virtual tour here: ... https://www.goodstart.org.au//narre-warren-pound-road-sout

01.01.2022 Day 3 of BOOK WEEK! It’s a jungle in here read by Sonal to her Nursery children.

01.01.2022 Still looking for some home made fathers day gift ideas? Goodstart@home can assist you. Goodstart@home is free for all our goodstart families. A collection of fun and enriching at home learning activities - follow the link below for access:... https://athome.goodstart.org.au/#/public-dashboard