Goodstart Early Learning Drouin in Drouin, Victoria | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning Drouin

Locality: Drouin, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5625 4844

Address: 2 Lindman Street 3818 Drouin, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.goodstart.org.au/centres/drouin

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25.01.2022 Remember to wear your pjs any day to daycare this week to help raise funds and awareness for children living in foster care. Gold coin donations are being gratefully accepted.

25.01.2022 Staff Introduction Sunday!

24.01.2022 A reminder for all our families that TOMORROW we are dressing in BLUE to raise awareness and support finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease [MND].

24.01.2022 Hi families! Don’t forget to check out the community pantry that has been restocked by Baw Baw Food Relief! Lots of goodies for any families here at our Goodstart Drouin Community

22.01.2022 Good afternoon, As I am sure you have all heard there are some changes coming over the next few days. From tomorrow onward you will see many of our educators wearing masks and we ask that ANYONE who enters our Center ensures that they are also wearing their mask, because from tomorrow onward anyone that isnt wearing a mask will be asked to not enter as we want to ensure that we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of everyone including yourselves. I also just wan...t to remind you all of a few things to ensure safety for EVERYONE: Ensure you are 1.5 meters away from other adults as much as possible Only one parent is to accompany the child/ren into the Centre to drop off or pick up Drop off and pick up conversations are to be no longer than 15 minutes, must adhere to social distancing and be in a place that isnt going to impact other families or educators and masks must be worn during all interactions with other adults. Please use the sanitiser supplied upon entry and departure to and from the Centre. If your child is showing any signs of been unwell then please keep them home until they are well again. We really appreciate your support and patience during these uncertain times. We will continue to keep you in the loop as things change because i have a feeling more will change over the coming days as the Government put more measures in place to keep us all safe. Thank you and we will see you all soon Sarah

22.01.2022 Early Childhood Educators Day 2020 This is a day to show our gratitude and give thanks to the educators who make our centre so amazing Our leadership team gifted a goody bag to each educator with some delicious sweet treats - macarons and carrot cup cakes among other things ... A huge thank you to each educator for the incredibly important and meaningful work you do

22.01.2022 Staff introduction Saturday!

21.01.2022 We are excited to announce a brand new partnership with Baw Baw Food Relief! This amazing service supports families in our shire and provides short term food relief. They also have an Op-Shop! To be a recipient you need to be a resident of the Baw Baw Shire and a holder of a Health Care / Pensioner Concession Card. A recipient will be asked to make a $10 donation per visit for a trolley of food and personal goods. ... Watch this space for further developments...

21.01.2022 The Kindergarten educators and children have been exploring Indigenous culture through literacy and art experiences this week, as well as taking leadership in helping to create our centres Reconciliation Tree that is now displayed in our family room. Through experiences like these, educators are able to open the conversation with young children about aspects of the traditional and contemporary cultures of Indigenous Australians. As educators in early childhood, we have an opportunity and an obligation to incorporate the cultures of our families and our community, and to role model and educate respect for the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, learn and play.

20.01.2022 Tomorrow is Jeans for Genes day and were dressing in jeans to help raise awareness in the journey to find the cure for childrens genetic diseases.

18.01.2022 Old MacDonald and all his farm animals (especially chickens) are favourites of the Nursery Two children. So the educators have created provocations at the playdough table for children to learn more about chickens and to be able to learn though creating.

18.01.2022 We are so lucky to have teamed up with Baw Baw Food Relief to spread the Christmas spirit in our local community! Many families will go without this Christmas, so this is a small way we can help! We will have boxes in our foyer for filling them with items from the Reverse Advent Calendar. Let's make this Christmas extra special for our local community!

18.01.2022 Have you noticed our community pantry is up and running in the foyer? Please feel free to grab a bag and take what you need. If you require further assistance, you can also contact Baw Baw Food Relief directly on 5622 3891.

17.01.2022 Staff Introduction Saturdays!

17.01.2022 Following on from National Reconciliation Week, the children in Toddlers are continuing their journey of learning about Indigenous culture through stories and the arts. Stories play an important role in developing childrens literacy skills, as well as creating opportunities for children to learn about words and topics that dont appear normally in their every day lives.

17.01.2022 Staff Introduction Saturday!

16.01.2022 In our Nursery One indoor learning environment we love loose parts! This open ended experience provides children with the opportunity to explore and manipulate natural and processed resources. The learning outcomes include but are certainly not limited to: Problem Solving Engineering Creativity Concentration... Hand-eye coordination Fine motor development Gross motor development Language and vocabulary building Mathematical thinking Scientific thinking Literacy Social/emotional development See more

16.01.2022 Today is National Tree Planting Day 2020. Even though official events have been cancelled, your family can still connect with nature and get your hands dirty by planting something at home. Whether its an indoor or outdoor plant, wed love you to share a photo with us, of something youve planted recently!

13.01.2022 Let’s welcome our Kinder teachers for 2021 and hear a little from them about what Goodstart Drouin have to offer!

13.01.2022 Our community pantry has been restocked! Please help yourselves as you pass through the foyer, everybody is welcome no matter your situation. Every little bit helps!

12.01.2022 We are so lucky to live in regional Victoria and be surrounded by rolling pastures and national parks! There are many things to do that still maintain social distancing rules, like bush walks, picnics, fishing, scenic drives, bike riding, skimming river pebbles, or just walking the dog. Connecting with nature is powerful - it helps you to reset your mind and alleviate stress. For children there are endless learning and imaginative opportunities and the more children are connected with nature, the more they learn to love, respect and care for it. Wed love to see pics or hear about your family ventures in this beautiful part of the world, so please feel free to share and inspire us all to reset and reconnect!

12.01.2022 The Kinder room has been exploring Indigenous Australian Creation stories recently and we are very impressed with the amazing drawings by Lewis, who drew (from memory), images from the Kurnai book Why Kowern the Echidna has spikes in his back The result was a wonderful illustration of the story which we wanted to share with you all. This is a Hedgehog, no an Echidna... He got thrown into the bush and got his spikes. This is the river, he is keeping all the water for himself.

11.01.2022 Were hosting a pyjama party to raise funds and awareness for children living in foster care! Come dressed in your warm and cosy pjs during the week of the 13th-17th July! A collection for gold coin donations will be placed in the foyer. We look forward to seeing everyone in their favourite pjs!

10.01.2022 We think its safe to say that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. For the world, for Australia and for our Goodstart team. Over the past few months people, ...families and communities have been tried and tested in the most extraordinary ways. As frontline essential workers our Goodstarters rose to this challenge, stepping up to support our 60,000 families and 71,000 children through some incredibly challenging times. So weve declared this week Thank You Week! A week to celebrate and recognise our 10,000+ Goodstarters for continuing to go above and beyond in face of adversity. We have a few special surprises planned for our Goodstarters this week, but in the meantime wed love for our Goodstart families to get involved too! Please share your messages of thanks and support below and tag an educator or a centre who has really made a difference. #ThankYouWeek #InThisTogether

08.01.2022 Today is National Sorry Day, which marks the anniversary of Prime Minister Rudds apology to Australias First Peoples and Tomorrow is the beginning of National Reconciliation Week. Goodstart Drouin have been busy working towards our Reconciliation Action Plan and over the coming week we would like to share with you, what our team has been doing to help create a centre culture of acknowledgment and respect for the Kurnai People, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn and play.

07.01.2022 Our staff are committed to creating a culture of respect, understanding and reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and we were so excited to receive our new worktops with artworks that represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists messages, that we couldnt wait to share them with you!

06.01.2022 We have tallied all the donations! Thank you to everyone who generously donated to this worthy cause. #inmypjs #pyjamaday2020

05.01.2022 Our amazingly dedicated staff attended their first aid training last night. All staff have trained in CPR, Anaphalyxis, Asthma and other first aid situations. Everyone worked fantastically, learning from each other and the instructor. We are feeling very prepared for any emergency and we know our families, children and educators are all in safe hands!

01.01.2022 Thankyou to everyone who joined us in wearing their pjs this week to support children living in foster care! We raised $182 to donate to the Pyjama Foundation, which is a great effort!

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