Goodstart Early Learning Clayton in Clayton North, Victoria | Nursery

Goodstart Early Learning Clayton

Locality: Clayton North, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9544 6083

Address: 42 Prince Charles Street 3168 Clayton, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.goodstart.org.au/centres/clayton/overview

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25.01.2022 Hindi story time with Sandeep Kaur

25.01.2022 Toddlers Book of the month- "The Tiger who came to tea", became a magical story today when we had High Tea with a very special guest- The Tiger himself. Children were very excited since morning as they got their special cuddly friends to play with Tiger. Toddlers made cinnamon rolls for the tea and enjoyed eating delicious cupcakes.

24.01.2022 After spending some time at the playground, soccer field, or in the backyard, it can be easy to see the dirt on our hands. What we can’t see are the invisible-to-our-eye germs that accumulate on your hands throughout the day. To help kids see the effect those germs have, we did this this eye-opening experiment a try.

24.01.2022 A Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is a document that identifies the service's goals for quality improvement and notes some strategies for achieving those goals. It helps everyone at the service to stay focused on the improvements and on implementing the strategies needed to achieve the goals. Here is our QIP display for families, educators and children to look at and contribute .

24.01.2022 Children thrive when they have loving, caring and secured relationships with adults

22.01.2022 Our toddlers made their own musical instruments today. As we were missing going for our regular Bush kinder program, we decided to bring nature in and using few loose parts created these "Musical sticks".. Have a safe weekend everyone, maybe you all can try making these on the weekend and send us pictures..

22.01.2022 To our Clayton Mums, Grandmas, Mums to Be, Aunties, Dads who play mum, carers and each and everyone of you,come and join us for Australia's Biggest morning tea! #specialpersonsday2021 #australiasbiggestmorningtea #goodstartclayton #anotherplusoneservice #exceedinginallareas

21.01.2022 Children voices are important in everything we do. Here we present our Safety Champions from kinder room- Arush and Layla, who are now assisting our Health and Safety Officer- Mandeep to do monthly safety check around the centre.

21.01.2022 "Zoom zoom zoom, we're going to the Moon" Our Book of the month- Journey into Space, is a popular topic. Today the children chose a Planet/Satellite they wanted to visit in their rocket !

21.01.2022 Our nursery children show their curiosity and excitement towards their new set up of home corner and they love to explore different utensils and open ended material . This allows children to make sense of their immediate world. Children have numerous opportunities to work together, express their feelings, and use verbal and non-verbal language to communicate roles.

21.01.2022 At sunset every night, the world's largest colony of Little Penguins walk up the beach in Phillip Island to their homes. You can watch this live feom your home and today was the first day which was a hit! Below is the youtube link https://youtu.be/hb-MX9F8YT4

20.01.2022 Happy Diwali to all our children and families!! Please share your Diwali celebration pictures, we would love to see how everyone is celebrating the Festival of Lights as a community

20.01.2022 Good weather calls for Good habits! Our toddlers were given an option to choose a spot for themselves. Sleeping outdoor is very beneficial for children as suggested, napping in fresh air reduces coughs and colds and increases the duration of sleep.

19.01.2022 We planted carrot seed few weeks ago in kinder. Children were waiting patiently for carrot to grow. They were watering it regularly and checking it to observe growth of carrot. Yesterday when teacher took carrot out of soil children were excited and curious to see how carrot was inside soil and they were not able to see it as it is a root. Children then planted baby carrots plant from root viewer to big graden bed to give them more space to grow. This is important because children are learning about gardening and environmentally responsible behaviour.

19.01.2022 To all Mums, Grandmas, Mums to Be, Aunties, Dads who play mum, carers and each and everyone of you! Happy Mother's Day!

19.01.2022 Bilingual story time persian/english Bilingual skills help children acquire problem-solving skills. Children who are exposed to a variety of languages tend to have better cognitive skills as well as better problem-solving skills.

19.01.2022 Diwali this year was not as grand as previous years, but it definitely didn't lack enthusiasm among the educators and children. Here is a sneak peak!

19.01.2022 The children have been busy making rocky people for the #Rockville and #spoonville. The were excited to place them outside where they can meet more friends. The children are using art to connect to more people and share happiness.

18.01.2022 Toddlers in Clayton are looking after their garden every day and enjoy seeing the fruits growThey are fertilised organically by our worm soil!

18.01.2022 Our toddlers are exploring the Lunar New Year!

18.01.2022 Today the weather was good. Children had an opportunity to sleep outside. They were getting the fresh air and enjoyed the nature while sleeping outside. Research has proven children who are exposed to fresh air are immune to less illnesses and sleep longer. Children easily went to sleep listening to all the wonderful sounds in our natural environment.

17.01.2022 Toddlers- Book of the month. Child interest and Parent feedback resulted in learning about Space! Currently we are exploring Moon

17.01.2022 Guiding our children’s journey of consent culture

16.01.2022 Toddler Graduation! Today we congratulated our 3year olds for moving up to Kinder room. We wish you all, best of luck for your future. We will miss you ..

16.01.2022 Today kinders started their day with musical bells. Bells are one of the most cheerful musical instruments. Music ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. It helps the body and the mind work together. Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meanings of words.

16.01.2022 To act in best interest of our children, we introduced our new water station for Toddlers. They became super excited to explore it as it was the perfect weather .. This Water Play station is a great exploratory set to get the children engaged and experimenting with water. We added few measurement resources that helped the children learn about the cause and effect of water.

16.01.2022 At sunset every night, the worlds largest colony of Little Penguins walk up the beach in Phillip Island to their homes. You can watch this live feom your home and today was the first day which was a hit! Below is the youtube link https://youtu.be/hb-MX9F8YT4

16.01.2022 When a child dances, they learn about how their body can move. ... Through dance, children learn to coordinate and control their bodies and the movement helps them develop spatial awareness.

15.01.2022 Today, the children enhanced their physical skills by practising riding on a tractor. This is important because children are beginning training for future cycling skills. Steering and pedaling are required to operate the vehicle. Speed control also becomes a factor and the need to balance is introduced. We will continue facilitating children to develop advanced physical skills (EYLF Outcome 3.1).

15.01.2022 A Big THANK YOU, to our Clayton Family.

15.01.2022 Today the weather was sunny with partial wind. Children had an opportunity to sleep outside. They were getting the fresh air and enjoyed the nature while sleeping outside. Research has proven children who are exposed to fresh air are immune to less illnesses and sleep longer. Children easily went to sleep listening to all the wonderful sounds in our natural environment.

15.01.2022 Let’s celebrate Baisakhi (an Indian festival which usually marks the beginning of the solar new year) on Tuesday, 13th April. Please dress up your children in their cultural attire. We will indulge in some cultural dancing and will enjoy some cultural food.

15.01.2022 We are super proud that two of our artworks ( sunrise and trees ) got featured in the Monash community Animation Project created together by Monash Council, Mutti Mutti man and sung by Aboriginal musician Kutcha Edward for NAIDOC week 2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe City of Monash

14.01.2022 We are very proud of our kinders. They are developing their expression through art experiences. They are learning to colour between the lines and boundaries. This requires them to practice precise pencil grip and control. They are paying careful attention to the teachers drawing and writing techniques. They are using their new skills to express themselves through writing and detailed drawings.

14.01.2022 Cultural diversity in childcare provides a range of opportunities for children and families to celebrate differences.

14.01.2022 Happy birthday to all September children

14.01.2022 Such amazing gesture from our families, to appreciate the hardwork and care all the educators at Goodstart clayton put in. We feel loved

13.01.2022 In Nursery, we are reading a different book every day to develop a love for reading in children. This month book is Brown Beartouch and feel a book of colour. The teacher read the whole book. This book focuses on different colours and textures. Children were engaged and were interacting while reading book as they were seeing different animals and their colour. This is important as children use the process of play, reflection and investigation to problem solve( VEYLDF- learning). In relation to children we will provide a meaningful curriculum to enrich children learning and support their agency.( code of Ethics )

13.01.2022 Nature walk! Outdoor play and exploration is an important part of childhood. When outdoors, children are given the chance to exercise, strengthen gross motor muscles, take risks, socialize, appreciate nature, and so much more! Hi all goodstarter children I have found fairy garden and some drawing on my nature walk. I wonder what will you find on your nature walk with mum and dad please share it with us in the comments below!

13.01.2022 Dont forget to set an alarm

13.01.2022 Help Shruti, recognise and find your favourite fruit and veggies!

13.01.2022 Happy Centre Director Appreciation Day! Yesterday our team organised a surprise for our CD- Kash. Everyone did something different in their own way to make kash feel special. Kash, has been a ray of sunshine for all of us on numerous occasions. She doesn't think twice to help anyone and goes out of her way for her community of learners. We all are very lucky to have a CD, mentor,guide and well wisher like her in our life... WE LOVE YOU KASH

12.01.2022 The children are exploring coding and directional language through BlupBots. They are also learning to take turns and cooperate with each other.

12.01.2022 A special gift for some special people in our Toddlers life Flower vase using recycled jars of different shapes and sizes #mothersday2021

11.01.2022 Pre writing skills are required before we force children to write. Pre writing skills can be enhanced when children are given opportunity to play. Let our children play, they will learn and develop through play, they can learn writing in school or when they are ready to write.

11.01.2022 Today is R U OK ? Day, during this difficult times, lets start a daily conversation that could change life

11.01.2022 Do youll remember Jasper .. Shweta and Jasper are here to share some important tips with you all on how to safely approach a dog.. Would you follow his advice?? Share with us your pets picture or tell us about an animal you would like have as a pet and how you would look after them??

10.01.2022 Free Goodstart@Home learning activities now available in Mandarin. These activities will help you set up a routine at home and make activities like mealtime and packing away toys fun for your children. Download them now from the Goodstart website... https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodstart-at/other-languages/ See more

10.01.2022 Free webinar on how to support children’s behaviours

10.01.2022 Our Book of the month in toddlers room is a super hit already! Parents are commenting how their children are surprising them with new knowledge. Today they got an opportunity to see a real telescope and tried to see the clouds (as it was day time). It was very interesting to see that they were trying to use eye coordination by closing one and opening the other to see through the lens. They also saw the position of different planets in the sky through star walk app!

09.01.2022 NAIDOC week at Goodstart Clayton!

09.01.2022 "Theres more to say after R U OK" 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be willing to support those around us. Today we all got an extra 10 minute break made it special for each other by appreciating each other for who they are! and learnt that- ... A smile is a curve that sets everyone straight Our children also got involved by expressing their emotions and how they are feeling today by engaging in an open ended experience.. See more

08.01.2022 We are learning about worm farm and compost in kinder. This is important to promote sustainable behaviour in daily routine and practices. The children learn to be responsible for their environment. #singing #bookreading #diywormfarm

08.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all the wonderful dads!!!

07.01.2022 Today we started our wonderful excursion to the playgroup at St Peter’s Primary school again! Children are loving going out and about in their community and meet different people. They are also learning how it is to be at school. Such excursions provide amazing opportunities for children to observe variety of things and people around them and also to learn about the road safety. At Goodstart Clayton, we always look forward to collaborate with people, services and agencies to develop shared understandings and actions that support children and families.

07.01.2022 Our little explorers love to play with cars in new room set up. When children spend time lining their cars up in a row and moving them, then children are exploring their positioning schema. Positioning provides early foundations for many key skills and activities.

07.01.2022 Don't forget to set an alarm

06.01.2022 Getting our children ready for school, this year transition to school will be different. Goodstart Clayton will always be there to support the children and families to achieve smooth transition from childcare to school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcINGGuysBE

05.01.2022 Dear families, If you live within 5km of the centre, you will be receiving our activity pack in your mailbox or you can pick them up from the centre when you go out for your exercise. We are hoping that the activity packs will make your fathers day or special persons day a little more special!

05.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/events/315567756260560/ Good PD for supporting childrens big emotions

05.01.2022 This morning over the mat time children welcomed our new ECT Carmen Morutan in kinder room. Children introduced themselves to her and welcomed her with their beautiful art works.

04.01.2022 "Zoom zoom zoom, were going to the Moon" Our Book of the month- Journey into Space, is a popular topic. Today the children chose a Planet/Satellite they wanted to visit in their rocket !

04.01.2022 "The Tiger who came tea". Our Toddlers enjoyed a magical day exploring the book, and were accompanied by a Tiger who came for High Tea..

04.01.2022 Managing our own emotions and behaviors is the key to teaching kids how to manage theirs. Unfortunately, when you’re stressed out, exhausted, and overwhelmed, it's harder to be available for your child. Identify your triggers and show up with more presence when you practice mindful parenting. Mindful parenting does not mean being a perfect parent and is not something you can fail at. Mindfulness is about letting go of guilt and shame about the past and focusing on right now.

04.01.2022 Vision of Goodstart Early learning Clayton!

04.01.2022 On Wednesday 2 September its Early Childhood Educators Day! This is a wonderful opportunity for us to recognise and celebrate the amazing team we have here at Goodstart Clayton. This has been a big year for everyone at our centre and we were hoping you would join us in celebrating this in a special way this year. Early Childhood Educators Day happens to coincide with the start of spring and what better way to show our appreciation than saying it with FLOWERS! Wed love to... fill the centre with some springtime joy and ask if you could possibly bring some greenery or flowers in on the day, for our centre or for the educators in your childs room. It doesnt matter whether they are from a shop, from your garden or from the side of the road they will surely put a smile on the faces of our educators! Maybe your little one would even like to create a card and draw flowers or a portrait of your favourite educator? Let your creativity run wild! Thank you so much for your support, we are looking forward to brightening up the day together with you!#earlychildhoodeducatorsday #earlychildhoodeducatorsrock See more

04.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day/ Special Person’s day! Our kinders have learnt this song over the last fortnight with so much love for their mothers or mother figures in their life. Please enjoy it along with the special gifts they have made for you. We constantly value the relationship between children and their families and enhance these relationships through our practice.

04.01.2022 Our local school, St Peters Primary sharing a useful tip to help children transition to school in a smooth manner.

03.01.2022 How we can fill our childrens emotional cup

02.01.2022 Scissor safety is such an important topic to teach children when little hands learn to use scissors to strengthen their hand and finger muscles. Our kinder children engaged in learning session about scissors safety through a video and some demonstrations by educators. At the end, children acknowledged their learning by sharing their invaluable thoughts. In relation to children, we offer meaningful curriculum to enrich children’s learning and support their agency.

01.01.2022 We are very proud to inform you all that Parminder kaur Devgan has Won- The National Goodstarter of the year award. Words cannot express how happy we all are at Clayton. Parminder Kaur Devgan is an exemplary senior educator whose hardwork, dedication, nurturing nature, support and kindness is valued and we are very privileged to work alongside her. Congratulations to our Clayton Community of learners and thank you for supporting us always

01.01.2022 Spoonville & Rockville @ Goodstart Clayton We are very excited to inform you all, that we are introducing our very own #Spoonville and #Rockville at Goodstart Clayton. We have heard that it is a Very Spoontabulous place to live and are expecting many spoon and rock friends moving in soon.