Goodstart Early Learning Caloundra in Caloundra, Queensland | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning Caloundra

Locality: Caloundra, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5492 5505

Address: 1B Baldwin Street 4551 Caloundra, QLD, Australia

Website: www.goodstart.org.au/centres/caloundra

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25.01.2022 And we wouldn’t want it any other way

24.01.2022 Wishing our families and community a safe and happy Easter at home with loved ones. Thank you for all your support through these changing times. Seeing these happy faces as they prepared for Easter reminds us to celebrate the little things.

24.01.2022 Today we are celebrating Early Childhood Educators Day by taking an extra moment to thank all of our wonderful educators! #bestjobever #thankyou

23.01.2022 Thank you to the wonderful Deputy Principal and Head of Diversity from Golden Beach State School, who hosted an information session for parents at our centre whose children are beginning Prep with them at Goldenbeach School in 2020! Our Kindergarten teachers work collaboratively with all local schools to ensure the smoothest transition into Prep for your child. #kindyrocks #prepready

23.01.2022 We wanted to say a huge thank you and congratulations to Stormie and the team at Stormie.D's Cupcakery in Caloundra, who raised over $7000 (smashing their goal of $2000) as part of their Bushfire Bake Sale! We were so excited and honoured to take part in this event, with all the children and educators involved in creating delicious baked goods. A big thanks as well to Miss Sue for arranging this, and all the educators, families and children who contributed to this great cause!

22.01.2022 A bit of target practice this beautiful morning, gearing up for our sports day on Friday to celebrate Fathers Day!

22.01.2022 Our Holiday Program arts masterclass

22.01.2022 Are you currently employed as a Goodstart Educator? Are you looking for a sea change? Are you an Early Learning superstar that wants to be part of an awesome team? If you answered yes then please come and see us at Goodstart Caloundra as we have internal transfer positions available!!

22.01.2022 ConGRADulations to our Kindergarten graduates of 2019! We were thinking of you all as you began prep today!

21.01.2022 As Australia's largest provider of early learning and care, we are here to support families in communities across the country. Our centres remain open across Australia with flexible sessions and additional measures to ensure the ongoing health and safety of our children, families and our people. Stay safe and be kind to each other.

20.01.2022 Is your child starting school next year? With COVID-19 caps now lifted we have space available in our Kindergarten program!! Come in and see the wonderful Prep Readiness program that our children are engaged in every day and meet our amazing Kindy team!

20.01.2022 HOT OFF THE PRESS!! Goodstart Early Learning Caloundra is excited to announce our new partnership with Playgroup QLD! From Monday 2nd of March we will be hosting a weekly baby playgroup between 10am and 11:30am for families with babies under 12 months. Please contact Sue on [email protected] for expressions of interest and more information. #earlyyearscount #mumsandbubs #comeandplay

17.01.2022 Koala Safari to kick off our Holiday Program and celebrate World Koala Day

16.01.2022 A delicious treat bought for our educators today from one of our wonderful families! We are glad we can all be there to support each other - Together as a family, for children.

15.01.2022 Hello Spring, hello water play!

15.01.2022 Our week has only just begun and have a look at some of the awesome Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) experiences that have taken place!

14.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all the men playing a special role in the lives of children, you are all super heroes!

13.01.2022 HOT OFF THE PRESS! Check out our awesome holiday program set for the school holidays from the 23/09-04/10. Packed full of excursions, incursions and great experiences, this is a great time to come and visit our centre if you haven't already or book some extra days!

13.01.2022 Nothing better than jumping into a soft, freshly refilled sandpit!

13.01.2022 We are so excited to be part of the Indigenous Literacy Foundations The Great Book Swap! We encourage families of our centre as well as members of our community to join in as part of this great cause! All you have to do is bring in a book/books that you would like to donate at any time between now and the 4th of September. These can be pre-loved or new. Then on September 4th from 9am it will be a gold coin donation to attend The Great Book Swap where all the donated books... will be on display for you to choose and take a new book home with you! What a great opportunity to donate a book your child may have grown out of or read a million times and go home with a new one, whilst donating a gold coin towards the goal of $350 000 to buy 35 000 books!! You can also click on the link below to donate online if you can’t attend. Let’s work together in our great community to drive this book swap! https://go.greatbookswap.org.au//Goodstart-Early-Learning-

11.01.2022 How exciting to see our favourite stories come to life at so many literacy playstations for World Read Aloud Day! This is a global movement that ensures that everybody’s right to literacy is embraced!

11.01.2022 Did you know that our service was rated overall as Meeting the National Quality Standards in 2018 with exceeding themes in: - Staffing Arrangements - Relationships with Children - Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities - Governance and Leadership... For more information, please visit the ACECQA website or chat to our Centre Director Roxy. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/ See more

11.01.2022 What a wonderful National Reconciliation Week we had, where we were all In This Together to learn about our shared cultures, histories and achievements and understand how we can each contribute to reconciliation in Australia. Our experiences included observing National Sorry Day, tasting damper with lemon myrtle syrup, Indigenous art and story times!

10.01.2022 This letter from LEGO to parents in 1974 is just as valid and important today in order to encourage and support play and creativity in whatever form for all children.

09.01.2022 Our Great Book Swap is in full swing today and will be available all week in support of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation! A huge thank you to everyone who donated books in the lead up, thanks to you we have a huge selection where anyone can bring in a gold coin donation and take home a new book! #literacymatters #goldcoindonation #keepingourlanguagesalive

09.01.2022 During this time of crisis, many are doing it extra tough. Please share this with your friends and networks and encourage others to make use of the online and phone support lines available. Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 available 24 hours a day by phone. Online chat every day from 3pm until 12am. Lifeline 13 11 14 available 24 hours a day by phone. Online chat every day from 6pm and 11pm. Text support 0477 131114 from 6pm until midnight. ... Homeless hotline 1800 474 753. Calls from landlines are free and calls from mobiles are charged at applicable rates. The service operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week. You never know who might need to see this so please share, wash your hands, and take care of each other.

06.01.2022 We are so excited to announce that we have had our Reconciliation Action Plan published by Narragunnawali! A huge thank you to the hard work of our RAP committee, educators and stakeholders who made this possible! This is a huge step in embedding and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, histories and cultures into our teaching, learning and ways of belonging, being and becoming.

06.01.2022 Tasting a rainbow with Kindy made guacamole and fresh veggies!

04.01.2022 Do you work in healthcare? As part of our planning for COVID-19 we're asking if you can spare 5 minutes to discuss your contingency plans, and how organisations like ours can support you through the evolving COVID-19 situation. We’re interested in hearing from anyone who keeps our healthcare system working - nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, laboratory technicians, paramedics, hospital cleaners or others. Click the link for the survey.

04.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!

03.01.2022 Party time!! A great time was had by all with karaoke, dancing, bubbles and lights!

03.01.2022 Transition excursions to Golden Beach State School! #kindy #prepready #natureplay

02.01.2022 The wind was on our side for our Kite Festival excursion to Happy Valley!

01.01.2022 Beach Kinder bliss

01.01.2022 CHECK IT OUT!! Are you someone thinking about enrolling your 1-2 year old in care for the first time? Are you returning to work? Looking for somewhere to give your bub those important early learning and social skills? But maybe you're just not sure or quite ready yet...? Then this is the group for you! We invite all mums, dads, grandparents, carers along to our new fortnightly playgroup hosted by out toddler key educator Sue! ... This is a great opportunity to meet some new people, give your toddler a great morning out and have a glimpse of what a day in care for them might be like. This is a FREE, NO COMMITMENT playgroup for our community. Share with your friends See more