Goodstart Early Learning Canning Vale in Canning Vale, Western Australia | Nursery

Goodstart Early Learning Canning Vale

Locality: Canning Vale, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9256 3100

Address: 1 Batman Road 6155 Canning Vale, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.goodstart.org.au/centres/canning-vale-batman-road

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25.01.2022 Ever wondered how children rest, relax and sleep here at Goodstart Batman Road? Here's a short video of sleep and relaxation time in the Toddlers Room.

24.01.2022 Did you know that this week is Dental Health Week? This annual campaign aims to educate Australians about the importance of maintaining good oral health. The focus of this year’s campaign is on the harm sugar does to oral health, aiming to help Australians to ‘get sugar savvy! One of our parents, Mariam who is an Oral Health Therapist offered up some of her valuable time on Monday to come out to educate children about the importance of brushing our teeth with the right techn...ique through role play and storytelling. As you can see from the pictures, the children had an awesome time listening to the story of Dr. Rabbit Meets a Brushalotamus and brushing Dragon’s teeth using the giant yellow toothbrush. Mariam even brought a hygiene pack for every child to bring home too. We would like to thank Mariam from Tandara Dental Centre for sharing this important message with the children.

24.01.2022 We all know that reading brings many benefits to our lives, but are you aware of the benefits of reading to your child regularly? Reading to your child between the crucial developmental age of 1 to 3 years brings vast benefits to their future growth, understanding and interaction with the world. 5 benefits of reading to your children are: Improved language skills Enriched communication skills... Greater creativity and imagination Enhanced understanding of the world Improved parent child bonding See more

23.01.2022 Something exciting is happening here today...... Watch this space!

23.01.2022 Check out how cool our scientists-to-be are Our main role as educators is to provide the tools children need to construct their own learning in an intentionally planned environment. Have a look at these photos that show our Toddlers experimenting and discovering the wonders of science through their senses.... Best part of it all, they have one another to learn from.

23.01.2022 The 3 Year Old Kindy room have started to prepare for the Chinese New Year. we spent the morning creating the Chinese Flag out of coloured paper.

23.01.2022 Literacy and language development is the foundation of all learning. We read, sing, talk and rhyme with the children every day to help them achieve their development milestones at Goodstart Canning Vale - Batman Road. Today, we were privileged to have Anthony Albanese, Federal Labor Party Leader and Matt Keogh MP, Federal Member for Burt visit our centre and read ‘Little Barry Bilby had a Fly Upon His Nose’ to the Kindergarten children. During the book reading session, the... children were active participants as they interacted with Anthony and Matt about the Australian animals in the book. From all of us at Goodstart Canning Vale - Batman Road, here’s a big thank you to Anthony and Matt for making the time to read and play with the children this morning. You are always welcome to visit us any time! #Paint the Highway REaD - Gosnells

21.01.2022 No more fees on public holidays!! At Goodstart, we believe that you shouldn't have to pay for things you can't use - like paying fees when your centre is closed. That's why Goodstart has removed fees on public holidays.

21.01.2022 On Monday 11th May, we will be celebrating our 10th Birthday and our very enthusiastic and energetic Kindergarten children can be seen singing Happy Birthday with gusto. Enjoy!

20.01.2022 H A P P Y ~ B I R T H D A Y ~ S A S A Wishing the most incredible lady in white a very Happy Birthday. Sasa we hope that you have the most wonderful day

20.01.2022 Reconciliation Week 2020 The team at Goodstart Batman Road acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of all Lands on which we come together. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as enduring and living cultures and pay our respect to Elders, past and present. Today marks the first day of Reconciliation week and our Educators have been busy preparing educational and play experiences to engage children in expl...oring and collectively building relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures. Watch this space for photos of children engaging in learning through play throughout the week!

19.01.2022 We’re excited to partner with you to enrich and support your child’s learning journey whether it be in our centres or online through Goodstart@home. It’s free to subscribe and available to all families, everywhere. #goodstartathome #stayconnected You can subscribe here https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodstart-at-home/subscribe

19.01.2022 Our centre has been an active participant in the ‘Polished Man’ campaign to raise awareness about violence against children. The educators in the Kindy room have been having conversations with the children and have taken a stand to help end violence and make it a safer place for children all around the world.

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17.01.2022 A little bird a.k.a Mr. Google told us that it was Anthony Albanese, Federal Labor Party Leader's birthday on Tuesday. Hence, our Kindergarten Teacher, Ling and Educator Mue together with the children organized a special surprise. After the reading session, the children surprised Anthony by singing the Happy Birthday song which was thoroughly enjoyed by Anthony and everyone present. Once again, wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Anthony! ... Here’s the video that captured the moment.

17.01.2022 Australia Day is fast approaching so today we made some Australian flags with blue and red paper. The children were developing their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.

16.01.2022 As we celebrate Goodstart’s 10th birthday today, I thought it’d be a good idea to look back in time to find a photo of educators who have been with Goodstart since the beginning. After lots of digging and searching, the only photo we could find was a photo taken in 2012. Here are the four longest running educators who have been with Goodstart the whole 10 years and they are still working in our centre! From the left Sumi (11 years), Sandra (12 years), Tarryn (14 years). Les...ley has also been with us for 15 years. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my whole team of dedicated educators, families and children for being with us throughout the 10 years. I am honoured to work with each of you at Goodstart Batman Road. A big thank you to Katie from Jesson Flowers for the beautiful balloons! Definitely made our 10th birthday feel extra special today. Here's to the next 10 years together, Kenneth

16.01.2022 We are still open and are here to support our families.

15.01.2022 Our new look Goodstart@home brings you so much moreand it’s FREE for our families! We recently launched a new online at-home learning and activity hub called Goodstart@Home and were overwhelmed with the response from families. In less than two weeks we had almost 10,000 families sign up! This inspired us to explore how we might be able to grow this further and offer even more to families across Australia.... Over the past week we’ve been busy working behind the scenes to create an enhanced version of Goodstart@Home on a brand-new platform, which will take our support for your at-home learning journey to a whole new level! What’s different in the new Goodstart@Home? - More ‘things to do’ for learning and fun for families - Recipes and ideas for cooking with kids - Support, articles and resources for parents - A brand new Behaviour Support Kit that you can order to be sent to your home! How can you sign up? If you haven’t already subscribed to the old version, you will receive an email from us that will give you a ‘unique code/link’ that you will be able to use to subscribe to the new platform for free. If you have already subscribed, you will have received your email over the weekend with a unique link to automatically transition you to the new platform. If you haven’t yet received this email, we recommend you check your junk/spam folders just in case! We’re really excited about extending our learning support into the homes of families across Australia. We’d love you to share your experiences with Goodstart@home across social media tagging with hashtag #gsathome so we can all #stayconnected. Happy learning!

15.01.2022 How we teach our Kindergarten children to write. Our curriculum is based on a play based philosophy which invites each individual child to be open-ended, hands-on and self-guided in their learning. We engage with children individually and as a community of learners, supporting children's unique interests and learning, as well as the contribution they make to the whole learning environment. The children in the Kindy room have been role playing doctors and nurses and caring f...or the dolls in the room. Hence the educators set up a role play area with blankets, doctor's outfits, dolls, teddies, first aid kits with surgical gloves, bandages, plasters and dressings to increase the real-life elements. The educators talked about needing each ‘patient’ to come and check in at the desk and how they must write their names down in a list. This was to introduce some purposeful writing opportunities and for understanding why and when adults might use writing in these scenarios. As an example, Mia was very keen to give all her little patients names and to have a go at writing them on the list, while the educators spelt out the names phonetically. While using the medical instruments, we talked about what each one was used for and what it could tell us about the patient’s medical conditions. The children were particularly keen on the stethoscope and tried listening out for any funny noises from all parts of the bodies! The doctors examined the patients, diagnosed them and then administered treatment, lying them in their little beds and tucking them in to recover. Through this play experience, we also focused on emergent reading of signs and labels in a role play environment, purposeful pre-writing about real life contexts, mark making and emergent writing, list making and new medical vocabulary.

15.01.2022 One sleep to Early Childhood Educators' Day! Whether it be taking flowers and plants to your centre tomorrow, or sending them a photo of a picture your child has drawn - let's all bring a little sunshine to some very special people

15.01.2022 Thanks to my new friends at Goodstart Early Learning Canning Vale - Batman Road for letting me join you in your NAIDOC Week Celebrations on Friday. We talked a...bout how important it is to say sorry, danced like Australian animals as well as made and painted Banksias - the Noongar totem of the Childcare Centre. #alwayswasalwayswillbe #NAIDOC2020 National NAIDOC See more

13.01.2022 Nothing beats those fresh air feels!! Check out our Kindergarten children having fun exploring their outdoor environment. Did you know playing freely outdoors helps children with the development of social skills, spatial awareness, cooperation, communication and sensory awareness. Outdoor play can also assist children to learn about decision making, develop their ability to share, develop conceptual ability, the ability to imagine an idea without seeing it in practice, learn about their body and their ability as well as become more independent and address their fears.

13.01.2022 The centre is covered in a sea of red this morning! Thank you to all families for participating in Red Nose Day by dressing your child in red to spread awareness.

12.01.2022 NAIDOC Week 2020 Always Was, Always Will Be is the designated theme for NAIDOC Week 2020. Each year, NAIDOC Week is celebrated across Australia to acknowledge the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Goodstart Canning Vale Batman Road began NAIDOC Week celebration with great pomp and splendour! ... As part of the centre’s Reconciliation Action Plan, weekly assemblies are held to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the children meet and play. These assemblies involve children’s active participation and engagement to ignite their curiosity about reconciliation in the early years. A very special assembly for NAIDOC Week was organized by the team to showcase the centre’s reconciliation journey and celebrate the unique history and culture of Indigenous people. Invitations were sent out to Matt Keogh MP, Federal Member for Burt, Whadjuk Elder Kevin Fitzgerald and Goodstart families to be part of the celebration. The assembly was kickstarted with Acknowledgement of Country by Educational Leader Sandra D’Rozario, then followed on with singing of a Noongar song named ‘Wanjoo (Welcome)’. Mia, Evan and Royce from Kindergarten bravely stood on stage and led the singing. Children as young as 5 months old up to 5 years old were seen participating enthusiastically with clap sticks, tambourines and shakers. The children continued to sing ‘Hello to all the children of the world’ to acknowledge the diverse cultures of the centre. Mr Keogh was invited on stage to talk about reconciliation and he explained reconciliation means saying sorry to the children. Mr Keogh went on to say when we have done something wrong to our friends, it is important that we say sorry so that we can all be friends again. That’s what reconciliation is all about. Mr Keogh then invited children to come on stage to receive the Australian flag, Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islander flag. Mr Keogh also presented Centre Director Kenneth Leong with the certificate of ‘National Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples’ as a token of appreciation for the centre’s efforts in educating children about reconciliation. The assembly concluded with the unveiling of the centre’s totem ‘Banskia plant’ that was assigned by Whadjuk Elder Kevin Fitzgerald. In Indigenous culture, a totem is a plant or animal that is given to a child at birth. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that their totem is looked after and protected. Elder Kevin assigned Banksia plant as our totem because it is largely found in Canning Vale area. By planting and caring for our Banksia totem, we aim to educate children about the rich cultural history of Indigenous people. Our service values the importance of collaborative partnerships with local communities. This endeavour led to Benara Nurseries and Kings Park and Botanic Garden being involved in this reconciliation project by providing Banksia plants and pods.

12.01.2022 The Kindy children did a still life drawing of a plate of oranges. They used their sense of sight and memory to draw what they were seeing.

12.01.2022 B O O K W E E K 2 0 2 0 We have been celebrating book week all week, with the grand finale held today. It was so amazing to see all the children and educators in their costumes and having so much fun. Check out the photos below

11.01.2022 Happy Chinese New Year to all our families and well wishers!

11.01.2022 National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Book reading is one of our favourite things to do here at Goodstart Canning Vale- Batman Road. Hence, we had to participate i...n this annual event to promote the value of reading and literacy & the enjoyment of reading books in the early years. Today at 9 am, along with the whole nation, our children aged as young as 8 months old up to 5 years old had a good laugh listening to the story about two chickens named Whitney and Britney who love to party in 'Chicken Divas', written by an Australian author, Lucinda Gifford.

11.01.2022 Wishing all the superdad's a very Happy Father's day from all of us here at Goodstart Batman Rd. Enjoy a doughnut on us!

11.01.2022 Thank you We have so many wonderful families that have taken some valuable time out of their busy schedules to write us a thank you note. The beautiful and heartfelt words are so meaningful to all educators and it is nice to have the reassurance that we are doing a exceptional job. We all love what we do and this just makes it even better.... Thank you again to everyone

09.01.2022 Daffodil Day Our educators dressed up in yellow today for Daffodil day and the children participated in a range of yellow inspired activities. Big thank you to Jesson Flowers for the beautiful daffodils

09.01.2022 Rolling on in to the weekend!! Happy weekend everyone! Have a fabulous one and we shall see you all next week

08.01.2022 OUR PLAY SCHOOL COVID-19 SPECIAL Join Emma and Matt for this special episode as they help explain some of the big questions around Coronavirus, from staying at home to washing your hands.

08.01.2022 GOODSTART IS TURNING 10 On Monday 11th May we will be celebrating our 10th Birthday. We would love all our families, past and present as well as team members to help us celebrate this special occasion by sending us a message via Storypark to be included in our ‘virtual birthday album’ or you could email [email protected], any photos, memories, stories etc to let us know your fondest memories of attending Goodstart Batman Road. We can’t wait to add your families smiling f...aces to our collection in recognition of this wonderful milestone! Thank you

08.01.2022 Nursery Children were all smiles today as they were hunting for Easter eggs with their peers. Wishing our Goodstart families and community a very Happy Easter! Hope you have as much fun as the children did!

06.01.2022 The children have begun preparing for the Chinese New Year. They cut lines in their paper and then glued some gold glitter on them to make lanterns.

05.01.2022 We are S I L L Y for the weekend! Have a fantastic one

05.01.2022 Picture books for young children is important as it is building blocks that promote literacy, vocabulary skills, sentence structure and story analysis. For young readers, picture books are an important part of learning how to read. Here is our Nursery educator Andi sharing a picture book with her children.

05.01.2022 Every child receives a first day report here at Goodstart Batman Road. It was only right that Anthony Albanese, Federal Labor Party Leader and Matt Keogh MP, Federal Member for Burt receive a First Day Certificate for attending our Kindy class as well. Check out their special edition First Day Certificates in the photos! ... Notice the colourful paint dots on the certificate? Our Kindy friends welcomed their two new peers by using their thumbprints to sign the First Day Certificates.

04.01.2022 OMG what a surprise to be welcomed by endless bouquets of flowers! We have been left astounded by your acts of appreciation for Early Childhood Educators Day. Be it flowers from the shop; from your own garden; virtual flowers Your best wishes and efforts made by all of you have been received wholeheartedly with a lot of gratitude. Thank you very much. ... The endless joy that children bring is the reason why we chose this profession. Today, you have even made it more colourful by your thoughtfulness. Happy Early Childhood Educators Day to my wonderful team at Goodstart Batman Road! Thank you for all that you do for every child, every day. Keep striving to make a positive impact in the early years.

04.01.2022 When to call 000, go to the ED or see your GP We've created a handy chart that everyone should refer to if you or your child is unwell.

04.01.2022 Reconciliation Week 2020 Goodstart Batman Road believes that we have a very important part to play when it comes to reconciliation in the early years. Our educators promote reconciliation through purposefully set up learning environments as well as learning experiences that introduce children to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, histories and cultures. Here are some photos of our learning environments from Nursery, Toddlers, 3 Year Old Kindergarten and Kinderga...rten. Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

03.01.2022 A couple of weeks ago we were so spoilt with free coffee and hot chocolate for all our wonderful educators. Thank you to @Kerrageouskoffee for looking after us and the community.

03.01.2022 What a great week we have had here at Goodstart Batman Rd! Wishing all our families a fabulous weekend. See you all next week

02.01.2022 The children at Batman Road celebrated Harmony Week with great pomp and splendour! During the week, both children and educators have been coming dressed in colourful traditional costumes. The educators shared different customs and traditions to promote respect for cultural diversity, inclusiveness and a sense of belonging for everyone. Children were seen happily engaged in art and craft, they sang and danced to music from around the world as well as participated in cooking experiences.

01.01.2022 Do you think the Goodstart Batman Rd team have gone above and beyond this year? The Goodstart 2020 Goodies Award is coming up! Have your say! Every year our national awards program ‘The Goodies’ identifies the outstanding work of our educators, teachers, centre directors and support teams. This year, The Goodies includes a special category which is ‘family nominated’. We’d like to invite you our families to nominate a Goodstart centre-based individual or team, for the Goodst...art 2020 ‘Above and Beyond Award’. It is easy as 1, 2, 3! Just follow the link below to vote and entries close 28th August 2020. https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodies-awards-2020

01.01.2022 Early literacy is the foundational groundwork on which all future reading growth is dependent upon. At Batman Road, we support early literacy development by making reading fun, communicating with children through open-ended questions and playing with rhyme. We believe that children develop and learn best through play and repetition, hence our curriculum also incorporates fun activities like singing, rhyming and games. The Kindy children were very excited to have Pete the P...ossum from Paint the Highway REaD visit us and read a special book titled ‘Children of the world.’ It was a great opportunity to focus on language development, focused attention, book awareness, phonological awareness and pre-writing skills. #paintthehighwayread