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24.01.2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, looking after our mental health and wellbeing has been more important than ever. Yesterday was World Mental Health Day October 10 the message was simple: Look after your mental health, Australia. The purpose of this awareness week is to engage communities in activities that promote mental health and wellbeing and also increase understanding and reduce stigma about mental illness and how it impacts on the lives of people in our community.... Ideas of ways to engage: ( shared from world mental health website) The more we talk about it with others, the more perspective we gain and realise we are supported. Try not to bottle up your emotions, talk to a friend or someone you trust. Spend time with your children and have a laugh together. Get active. Physical activity can change your mood, Looking after your body also looks after your mind! write down something you are greatful for each day. send a letter to a friend checking on them, put a nice message in a neighbouring letterbox " wishing them happiness and hoping they are doing well-staying safe. Pick up the telephone and talk to a friend. Take things one step at a time. Stay safe everyone! Smile.....

24.01.2022 Anzac Day 25 April. - Our community wreath of personally made poppies in respect of our fallen soldiers and to salute current and ex-serving military personnel. If you are entering our service please add your personal poppy to our wreath They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget

23.01.2022 Last week we celebrated and recognised NAIDOC week alongside our First Nation people, here are some of the activities we did with the children.

23.01.2022 Getting to know a bit more about our Pre-Kinder Team Kanya was born and raised in China and came to Melbourne to study in 2011. She completed a Master's degree of Teaching in Early Childhood and graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2013. Kanya started her teaching career in a community-based children’s centre where she had the opportunities to work with children of different ages. She has been a Kindergarten Teacher for almost 6 years and spent these years building ...multiple programs and curriculum that she believe's reflects her teaching philosophy and strengths within the early childhood field. This saw a focus on creative expression, nurturing the social emotional aspect of development and promoting anti-bias in all aspects of the environment. When Kanya was seeking for more challenges and opportunities, she was lucky enough to get the chance to work at Goodstart Early learning Croydon in 2018. It has been more than two years since she started working in this amazing and supportive Early Learning Centre. Kanya loves travelling and spending time with her husband and friends. Kanya makes an effort to go back to China twice a year to visit her family. She loves what she is doing, and appreciates all the positive energy and wonderful people she comes across in her life. Carly has two children and her partner has three. They love to ride their bikes, go hiking, camping and swimming/surfing in the ocean. Carly loves to read and play board games. She has been playing volleyball for 13 years and has just started basketball. Once a week she rides her bike to work which the children are all so fascinated and ask many questions in regards to her bike and how far she has to ride. In Carly's early 20’s, she lived and worked in London for two years, met her Scottish relatives and backpacked around Europe and Scandinavia. Most of her working life has been in bookshops. When she was Assistant Manager at The ABC Shop, she got to meet Jimmy Giggle! Carly also got to perform as Spot alongside the real Bananas in Pyjamas. When her children were at Kindergarten, parents were asked to volunteer once a term as helpers. Quickly, she began volunteering once a fortnight and realised she loved it! Carly enrolled in the Certificate III in Early Childhood Development. The children make Carly laugh every day and she feels extremely lucky that she gets to spend time with them, watching them grow and learn. Carly enjoys helping the children to appreciate the natural world and encourage their understanding of our environment. When they find bugs, they look closely, admire them and even pat the bees if they sit still long enough.

22.01.2022 A bit about our Nursery Two Educators Carly holds her Diploma of Early Childhood Education and has been a part of the Goodstart Croydon team for 5 years now. Carly and her partner of 8 years, have recently bought their first house. They cannot wait to start renovating to create their own little home together to one day starting a family of their own. Carly enjoys the simple things of working in the early childhood sector from a simple smile or out of control laugh, or the chi...ldren raising their hands up for a cuddle and giving her endless squeezes. Outside of work, Carly enjoys going to the gym, walking around the lake and hanging out with her friends and family on the weekends. Tennille first started her journey in Early Childhood Education and care in 2018. She began her placement at Goodstart Croydon where soon after she became a casual within the service. By the end of the year Tennille took on a permanent position! She has loved getting to know all the children and families as well as working alongside a supportive team. She is very passionate about creating nurturing and inclusive environments, bringing nature and natural elements into the room and our yard as well as creating fun and imaginative experiences whilst extending her knowledge on health and safety. In Tennille’s free time, she is very creative! She also holds her Diploma in Visual Arts, so I am usually busy painting and drawing. She loves to see her family and spend time with her friends. One of her biggest hobbies is gardening. She collects lots of succulents and plants to create an indoor jungle at her home. Tennille is very passionate about the quality and care that she is able to provide for each and every child and of course all the times that she gets to sing along to The Wiggles! Tarra has worked at Goodstart Croydon since 2011. She has worked with children for the past 15 years in this time she has completed Cert 3 in Children’s Services and more recently Diploma in Early Childhood Education. Tarra enjoys the challenges that working with children bring, as well has being a guiding force in their learning and seeing children develop knowledge and skills that enable them to grow. In her free time, she enjoys reading books, baking, shopping, playing with her children and socialising with my friends, as well being outdoors. Tarra is very passionate about the wellbeing and growth in children and finds human behaviour interesting.

20.01.2022 Join us tomorrow in making Australia safer for our children by supporting 'White Balloon Day' on Friday September 11. Please wear white and make a donation, if you are able to. Go to: https://fundraise.whiteballoonday.com.au//white-bal/donate. Bravehearts’ White Balloon Day is Australia’s largest and longest-running campaign dedicated to preventing child sexual assault and exploitation.... Held annually during National Child Protection Week, White Balloon Day unites communities to make a commitment to protecting kids. For any more information please follow the link below https://whiteballoonday.com.au #WhiteBalloonDay #WBD2020 #Bravehearts #ProtectKids

17.01.2022 And the winner of our Easter raffle is ..... Alison F ! Congratulations Thank you to everyone who entered!... All the money raised will now be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital. The Goodstart Croydon team wishes all our families a wonderful and safe Easter

17.01.2022 This #AnzacDay2021, members of your #AusArmy past and present will gather at memorials to remember the fallen, the wounded and all those who served, and continu...e to serve, the nation. In 2021 we welcome the return of dawn services, marches and community gatherings. We encourage everyone to embrace the day and to remember the mateship, courage, and sacrifices made over many years. #LestWeForget #WeStand

17.01.2022 Wominjeka and welcome to Healesville Sanctuary. We’re LIVE with Murrundindi on a very special walk through the Sanctuary to discover the secrets and stories about this sacred land thanks to Visit Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges

16.01.2022 Young children can express their emotions in big ways! Our team of behaviour experts have developed a kit of resources to help your family.

16.01.2022 RUOK?Day is today, Thursday September 10th. It is our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? if someone in your world is struggling with life’s ups and downs. 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.

15.01.2022 Welcome to our Nursery Two......

12.01.2022 Meet the Kinder Team Lisa ,our wonderful Kinder Teacher, holds a Bachelor of Teaching and has been apart of the service for just over 12 years. Lisa has recently purchased her first home with her partner and together have 2 young children, Isabella, 2 and Oliver, 5. Lisa's aim as a Teacher is to be the best she can be to support not only children but families as they embark on this beautful journey of learning. Lisa aims to teach children how to think and not what to think, ...to embed a love for learning in them and for them to be the best version of themselves they can be. She feels the best part of being a Teacher is the 'aha' moments that occur, the beautiful smiles and just the pure innocence that early childhood is. It is a purely magical time and as a Teacher, she is so privileged to share these moments with your child. Bec holds her Diploma of Early Childhood and has been apart of the service for 10 years. Bec loves to spend the weekend around home or visiting friends and family with her partner and 3 year old daughter. Bec loves working alongside Lisa in the Kinder room as they work great together to guide and nuture children as they get them ready for school life. Alicia holds her Diploma of Early Chilldhood and has been apart of the team for 4 years. Alicia loves adventure and spent 18 months living and travelling Canada and parts of America. Alicia's passion is to help children grow and learn and would love to have kids of her own someday. Lana holds her Cert 3 in Early Childhood and has been with the service for just over a year now. She has also been working within the industy since she was 16. Lana loves to spend time at home with her partner, 2 young boys and their dogs Neagle and Peppa, enjoying family time, bike rides, football and gardening.

12.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC week 2020- (Please note we acknowledge and embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and culture into our curriculum every day at Goodstart Early Learning Croydon) This week we celebrate NAIDOC week alongside our First Nation people as NAIDOC Week celebrates the achievements and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ALWAYS WAS,ALWAYS WILL BE! recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.

12.01.2022 Please help support our wonderful Educator Alicia who is walking 40km for Mental Health Research

10.01.2022 Our Centre Leadership Team Kerryn, our centre Director, holds her Diploma of Early Childhood Education and has been a part of the service for 12 years now. Kerryn started her career as a Room Leader at Goodstart Ringwood and became the 2IC of the service. She then took on the role of Centre Director at Croydon. Kerryn has really enjoyed her time in this role over the past 12 years, getting to know families and their children. She has a great team in which she gets to work alo...Continue reading

08.01.2022 A bit about our Toddler Room Educators Stacey commenced her career in Early Learning in 2014, just after she had completed high school. She did her work placement at Goodstart Croydon whilst studying her Cert III which lead her to a casual role. Not long after, she was put on as an assistant in the Toddler room which helped her complete her Diploma of Early Childhood Education. In her spare time, Stacey enjoys spending time with her partner of 6 years and her 3-year-old Fren...Continue reading

05.01.2022 Welcome to our Toddler Room........

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01.01.2022 Our Nursery One Team Carly, our longest running Educator of 14 years, is our Nursery 1 Room Leader this year. She holds her Diploma of Early Childhood Education and has been within this industry for 16 years. Carly truly loves working here and during her time, she has made some very special bonds with many children and their families and has kept in contact with many of them. (Thanks to social media!) Carly has her own 2 young boys, Rhett who is 11 and Hudson who is 7 years o...ld. Their weekends are filled with watching them play their beloved sports, football and basketball, visiting family, going on bike rides and walks and doing things around the home. Carly and her family are also very passionate Essendon supported and attend every home game in Melbourne. They have spent every summer camping on the foreshore at Rosebud with her family and now it is something they all look forward to each year. Carly loves to play basketball with the work girls and also enjoys going to the gym with her friends. Carly is very passionate about Early Childhood Education and believes that the first 5 years are the most important for a young child’s life. She enjoys interacting and spending time with all of the children. Vanessa holds her Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and has been working at Goodstart Croydon for the past 4 years. Vanessa has worked across all ages group and has enjoyed each of them. She really loves coming to work each and every day to put a big smile on the children’s faces. She enjoys building bonds with them and gives them great opportunities to learn and grow and experience some great things at the centre. Vanessa lives with her partner of 4 years. They enjoy going for walks and bike rides with their two dogs, Whiskey and Lucy. Vanessa really enjoys summer and she spends most of it down at the beach. Nicolle holds her Diploma of Early Childhood Education. She loves the cuddles from the children, their laughs every day, hearing them yell Hi Cole as she walks past rooms along with the many interesting stories and ideas each of the children bring to her day, which is what gets her excited to come to work. Nicolle has worked across all ages groups, leading and assisting. In 2017, Nicolle packed up her things and moved to Queensland and then in 2019 relocated to Tasmania but it wasn’t long before she decided to move back to her home town, Mooroolbark. Nicolle really enjoys travelling and hopes to one day convert a bus and travel our beautiful country. She loves animals and has had many pets. She currently has a pet dog, Lulu and cat, Jinx. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and camping throughout the holidays.