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25.01.2022 In HUGE #thankyouweek news our CEO Julia Davison just announced that all permanent Goodstart centre team members who worked tirelessly through COVID (and still continue to do so) will get a free day off on us! This is on the back of the exciting update yesterday that every Goodstarter in our centres will also be receiving a surprise gift pack (worth $200) from our friends over at Good360 Australia as a thank you from them! #thankyouweek #loveourGoodstarters

24.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educators’ Day! If there is one group of people who deserves to have their own day, it’s definitely early childhood educators! We have already seen so many gorgeous flowers, plants, drawings and gifts flooding our centres this morning. A heartfelt thank you to all of our incredible educators who are making memories and changing lives every second of every day. A huge thank you to our Goodstart families as well for joining us today to share the love, making sure they know just how special they are. #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #LoveMyECE

23.01.2022 Interesting article from our friends over at First Five Years with some helpful facts and tips if you're struggling with bedwetting in your home. https://www.firstfiveyears.org.au//bedwetting-by-under-fiv

23.01.2022 To support our families who speak languages other than English, we have translated some of our most popular Goodstart@Home routine-based learning activity cards into Mandarin, Arabic and Hindi. Download them today and share them with your friends and family. https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodstart-at/other-languages/ #goodstartathome

22.01.2022 Read along with us this National Reconciliation Week! "How the Birds got their Colours" by Mary Albert. We love this book which tells the story of how birds released colour into the world at the time of creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtRHtCa6GZ8 For those of you who have signed up to our online learning hub Goodstart@Home we have also uploaded some lovely National Reconciliation Week activities for your family to explore together at home. https://athome.goodstart.org.au/#/public-dashboar

21.01.2022 Today is Indigenous Literacy Day. At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation, we want to recognise our rich culture, history and connection to our First Australians every day and celebrate by embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in all that we do. We know that language is more than just a means to communicate, it is an essential characteristic that makes people and communities unique and plays a central role in a sense of identity. Did... you know there were more than 250 Indigenous Australian languages spoken on the continent at the time of European settlement in 1788? Now Only 13 traditional Indigenous languages are still acquired by children today. (source: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies website) In Australia the 2018 NAPLAN report indicated that only 36% of Indigenous Year 5 students in very remote areas are at or above the national minimum reading standards, compared to 96% for non-Indigenous students in major cities. Keep Indigenous language strong by finding out the language of the Traditional Custodians where you’re located by visiting https://gambay.com.au and incorporating it into activities with your children. Advocate for better access to literacy resources for remote Indigenous communities by learning more from the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/

21.01.2022 Are you looking to start toilet training this summer? We've partnered with Mars Clinic - Continence Clinic for Children and Adolescents in Brisbane to help answer some of your questions around Children's Toileting. If you have any further questions or are looking for additional guidance on toileting contact the Mars Clinic directly. https://www.marsclinic.com.au/contact/ Your Questions Answered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwsUmYGrvpI&t=963s 1. When do we start toilet trai...ning? 2:35 2. What’s the best way to start toilet training? 7:30 3. What do we do if our child is not interested in toilet training? 13:10 4. Where is the best place for the potty? 17:25 5. Our child is night wetting. Can you help? 19:50 6. Can you help with toilet accidents and constipation advice? 29:10 Thank you to the Mars Clinic - Continence Clinic for Children.

21.01.2022 Last week we launched a special partnership with BW Tribal to provide all 16,000 of our Goodstart team with a free Goodstart NAIDOC shirt. Melody Ingra, Goodstart’s Cultural Liaison said the initiative was about enabling all Goodstart employees to connect with this year’s theme of ‘Heal Country’. Our teams can choose from three beautifully designed shirts created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists Kiya Watt, Joel Sam and Leah Brideson, each with their own un...ique story. We take seriously our responsibility to ensure the next generation of Australians grow up with connection to and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, people and our true history. By wearing our shirts across more than 670 communities nationally, we hope to spark many conversations ahead of and during National NAIDOC Week with each other, our children and our families. #NAIDOC https://www.goodstart.org.au//goodstarters-to-proudly-%E2% See more

21.01.2022 This week is Early Learning Matters Week. This year will be a little different to previous years but it's still really important that we continue to raise awareness about how valuable high quality early learning is for our children. We know high-quality early education and care supports children to be confident, enthusiastic learners, building a foundation for wellbeing and achievement throughout their lives. Help us share the word by joining the Early Learning Matters Week virtual community, and sharing your wonderful early years stories on social using #earlylearningmatters https://www.facebook.com/earlylearningmattersweek

20.01.2022 With JobKeeper ending on March 28 we know many families will be worried about what this means for their family budget. Did you know the Government provides additional child care subsidies for families experiencing financial hardship? You may be eligible to receive up to 13 weeks of additional subsidy towards your child care fees, for up to 100 hours of care per fortnight. In most cases, these subsidies will cover the full fees charged by your centre. More information in the article below. https://www.goodstart.org.au//march-2021/support-for-end-o

20.01.2022 We think it’s 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 we’ve declared this week Thank You Week! A week to ce...lebrate 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 we'd 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

20.01.2022 Waiting for a tour? Why not take a virtual tour of our amazing centre! Comment if you're loving this video as much as we are

18.01.2022 Women make up more than 97% of our workforce. Cooks, educators, Teachers, Board members, Centre Directors, senior executives and so much more. That's more than 10,000 incredible, strong, powerful and professional women we are honoured to call Goodstarters. Today on International Women's Day we wanted to share this short video celebrating each and every one of them. https://vimeo.com/520714159/8e804996c8

17.01.2022 Here's a short video from our National Safe Work and Wellbeing Manager around how to correctly put on/wear a face mask. This is something we recently shared with our centres in VIC and thought it may be helpful for some of our families as well. https://youtu.be/HlNkWN58TyE

17.01.2022 UPDATE 2pm: Issue has been resolved and phone lines should be open again. OLD: We are currently experiencing phone issues across our network. All of our centres are unable to receive calls at this time. We are working with our provider to understand the problem and how long it will take to fix. If you need to urgently contact your centre please email them directly or send a message through Storypark. We will provide an update as soon we we can.

17.01.2022 Greater Brisbane! A quick message to confirm that all our Brisbane and SEQ centres will remain open this week to support families who require care during lockdown. Our educators are incredibly experienced in maintaining high levels of safety, cleaning and hygiene in all our centres. Just remember to wear your mask at all times when dropping off and picking up! More information to come to Goodstart centres and families shortly.

16.01.2022 2020 has been a year like no other. This year, Goodstarters have gone above and beyond in the face of adversity and our Goodstart community of children, families and teams have come together like never before. To acknowledge this extraordinary year, we have created a short 30 sec TV ad "What we're for" to reflect on the year we have shared together. The ad is filled to the brim with our very own educators, children and families! We hope you love it as much as we do! *sound on is best! #becauseweareGoodstart #weareforchildren #goodstartfamily

15.01.2022 Next Wednesday 2 September is Early Childhood Educators' Day! This year it coincides with the start of spring and we thought what better way to celebrate than to say it with flowers! We are calling on our families to help fill our centres with greenery on this important day! It doesn’t matter whether you bring a plant from a shop, something from your garden or even a sneaky snip from the side of the road it will surely put a smile on the faces of our well-deserving teams!

15.01.2022 The Federal Government has signaled that it is thinking seriously about ending 'free child care' very soon. Our friends over at The Parenthood are keen to understand what this decision might mean for families with children in early learning and care all over Australia. If you can please spare 5 minutes to take their short confidential survey.

15.01.2022 Today is World Teachers’ Day! At Goodstart we have over 1400 Teachers in our centres across Australia who work incredibly hard to deliver the best learning outcomes for the children in our care. In this extraordinary year we are shining a light on our Early Childhood Teachers who have played a vital role in helping children understand what was happening in the world, and supporting them to continue their learning journey no matter what. How are you celebrating World Teachers’ Day? #WTD2020 #WorldTeachersDay

12.01.2022 Did you know it's Hanukkah? (also known as Chanukah). Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights and lasts eight days. Hanukkah is commemorated by lighting candles on each day of the festival to remember the miracles that happened long ago. We invite you to celebrate this wonderful festival by trying some of our new Hanukkah activities on Goodstart@Home. For more details head to: https://athome.goodstart.org.au/#/ #goodstartathome

11.01.2022 Just in time for school holidays and the festive season! https://www.goodstart.org.au//no-cook-gingerbread-playdough

09.01.2022 This morning at 10am (AEST), many of our centres will be hitting play on the Buddy Yoga session. If you’re a Goodstart family, you can join us by clicking here: https://www.littlerockersradio.com.au/little-rockers-buddy- The 10 minute session has been designed to foster compassion, gratitude and strength in our littlies, leading children through an enchanted story-time sequence and soothing meditation. As the Major Partner, we are proud to support the Alannah & Madelin...e Foundation to raise vital funds for their Buddy Bags program. These backpacks are filled with basic, essential items for thousands of children in emergency accommodation. #LittleRockersBuddyYoga

09.01.2022 Last week we held our annual national 'Goodies Awards' (virtually of course!) and were again overwhelmed by the incredible submissions from our teams across Australia. The Goodies is about recognising the brilliance, compassion, determination and innovation our people bring to their centres and roles every day. As our CEO Julia Davison said, "At a time when COVID-19 turned our world upside down, our centres and our teams of Goodstarters exceeded all expectations and stepped up when the nation needed them most". A huge congratulations to all the state and national winners, and everyone who nominated - you are exceptional. https://www.goodstart.org.au//goodstart-recognises-excepti

08.01.2022 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

07.01.2022 It's Naidoc Week! This week Goodstart acknowledges the First Nations people who have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Our centres around the country will be celebrating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through activities and games. . At Goodstart we have an ongoing commitment to Reconciliation and have launched our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). This launch marks our ongoing and deepening commitment to reconciliation and outlines our path forward for the next three years. #NAIDOC #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #alwayswasalwayswillbe

07.01.2022 Goodstart Early Learning acknowledges all Traditional Owners across Australia and recognise all First Nations peoples continued cultural and spiritual connection to the land, sky and waterways that surround us. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. #InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020

06.01.2022 2020 has been a year like no other. In the future, your children may be telling their great-grandchildren about what it was like to live through the challenges of 2020. What better way to reflect on the past year than to make a family time capsule! Find out what you need to make a time capsule with your children that tells the story of 2020: https://www.goodstart.org.au//how-to-make-a-time-capsule-w We’d love to see photos of your time capsules please share them on Facebook or Instagram with #gstimecapsule2020

05.01.2022 Families are spending more time together than ever before, and sometimes that can mean emotions (and behaviours) can go a little off track. We're really excited to share with you a new resource we've developed for families to help them guide and support their children's behaviours and emotions. The Goodstart Family Behaviour Support Kit has information and resources to help support your child to understand and manage their emotions and help them learn how to communicate their needs in an appropriate way. It's a physical kit delivered straight to your door and includes a multitude of helpful tools and tips! You can purchase this kit direct from our Goodstart@Home website (click on Behaviour Support Kit). https://athome.goodstart.org.au/

04.01.2022 To celebrate NAIDOC week we have a lovely activity you can do with your children at home. Sing along with Goodstart’s Cultural Liaison, Melody Ingra, her Mum- Juliri and Nana Magic to the Hokey Pokey (or the Shake a Leg) in the Gooreng Gooreng language. For more great NAIDOC week activities head to Goodstart@Home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfmMyz_HQLo&feature=youtu.be #NAIDOC #alwayswasalwayswill #NAIDOCweek

03.01.2022 COVID won't stop us supporting children's learning . Here's our wonderful Chef Monique from Goodstart Early Learning Cheltenham hosting one of her weekly 'virtual cooking lessons' for families staying at home in VIC. #wevegotthisvictoria #nowthatswhatwecallacookie https://www.facebook.com/goodstartcheltenham/posts/734336530446032?__cft__[0]=AZUiwKvayIUPkpqEcmqW-Z2Yz_NxfZoc3RM59bViN0if_InNIYluGZZjNWYoN82KGyWrB2N0WTxCX1b8JFvs8aZrCU2zkCvYpUyQiTDRXsEA6YJmwSgNk5NB_7FYf_LT21-gk-UkNcazUrap3uJyZ2L_dWJZwXCXMtpwO2-moypCOQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

02.01.2022 Hi Goodstart families! As you know the Government announced today that the 'free childcare' package will expire on 12 July and that the CCS system will return from 13 July, along with new transition measures (up until October) to support the sector and parents as they move back to the subsidy. This announcement is a little bit complex so we are working hard to understand what this means for our families and for Goodstart. We will provide an update to our centres and our families later today and over the coming days as we learn more. #5weekstogo!