Goodstart Early Learning Elwood in Elwood, Victoria, Australia | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning Elwood

Locality: Elwood, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9525 7500

Address: 35 Tennyson Street 3184 Elwood, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Today at goodstart Elwood all of our staff came dressed in bright colours to bring some light. We created rainbows throughout the rooms and made an effort not to speak about covid-19! Happy Friday everyone. We hope you all have a beautiful weekend. Xxx

25.01.2022 Goodstart Families! Just wanted to clarify with you that the free childcare package announced by Government today absolutely includes ALL Goodstart centres. I...f your child is enrolled in one of our centres and you are still working, studying or searching for work you will be able to send your child for free from Monday 6 April. We know you probably have lots of questions, and your Centre Director will share more tomorrow once we understand the finer details of how it all works. See more

24.01.2022 Our Toddler room have introduced their Snuffle Station, aiding the children in their growing independence and self-care. #hygiene #selfhelpskills #goodstartearlylearning

24.01.2022 Monday is going to be HOT! We will be bringing out the water play tomorrow, so a change of clothes would be a great idea as we try to keep as cool as possible. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!... #staysafe #sunsmart #summer #waterplay #goodstartearlylearning

24.01.2022 Hope to see you all at the Elwood School Market today!

24.01.2022 Happy Waitangi Day New Zealand! We have many different cultures at Goodstart Elwood and pride ourselves in being inclusive of all celebrations from around the world.

23.01.2022 Our kinder children enjoying enquiry based experiences this week learning all about volcanoes

23.01.2022 A little appreciation goes along way Today at goodstart Elwood we decided to show our amazing staff some appreciation with some fresh juice and a cheese board. How amazing is our Industy?! It is so beautiful to watch us all sticking together, supporting each other and staying positive. We hope everybody is staying safe! Happy Tuesday.

22.01.2022 What a spread!! Thanks to all our wonderful families who came to our Fathers Day Breakfast!

21.01.2022 A big thank you to Judy Waters for helping our kinders create amazing resin artwork

21.01.2022 We baked up a storm to treat the special women of our Goodstart Elwood family. #happymothersday #bakingwithlove #goodstartearlylearning

21.01.2022 JOIN US AT 11am ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH! We’ll be reading ‘Give me some Space!’ by Philip Bunting. "Una dreams of a life in Space. Life on Earth is just so so-so. But how will she get there? And will she complete her mission to discover life in Space? And did she remember to feed Neil the goldfish?"... National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. 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. By joining NSS we aim to: *promote the value of reading and literacy *promote the value and fun of books, *promote an Australian writer and publisher *provide opportunities to involve parents, grandparents, the media and others to participate in and enjoy the occasion. #nationalsimultaneousstorytime #nss2021 #philipbunting #australianauthor #givemesomespace #readeveryday #livetoread #welovebooks #storytime #goodstartearlylearning

21.01.2022 We encourage self feeding at Goodstart Elwood. We find that when children serve themselves, they’re more likely to eat! This experience is also building on hand eye coordination and fine motor development, plus... these three look pretty pleased with themselves! #independence #confidence #capablelearners #goodstartearlylearning

20.01.2022 WIGGLING IT CAT STYLE! Happy book week everyone. We have had a fabulous week dressing up as our favourite characters and celebrating all the amazing books on offer.

20.01.2022 Check out our new Kinder Tee Pee!! Courtesy of Wood You Like To Play

20.01.2022 This morning we did one of our little surprise breakfasts... just because we hope you enjoyed the beautiful muffins and coffee!

20.01.2022 Our COVID-safe plan

18.01.2022 Our children engaged creativity exploring with Ochre, traditionally used by Indigenous Aboriginal people for painting rocks, caves, and their bodies for cultural ceremonies. Colours depended on the land and additions, such as emu and kangaroo oils. Together we collected natural materials from our environment, such as, leaves, sticks, rocks, wood and added them to our creative experience. ... #exploration #sensoryplay #natureplay #goodstartearlylearning

18.01.2022 On Wednesday 27th November the Class of 2019 graduated kinder! We had a fun filled evening complete with Tinas amazing catering, songs, a photo slide show and a special guest for the children later in the night Best of luck to the kinder graduates at school in 2020

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17.01.2022 Happy days. #friendship #communication #belonging #goodstartearlylearning

17.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to our Goodstart families for 2020. We are so sad to miss out on our big event this year but we hope everyone is staying well and safe In the kinder room the 4 year old children sent home delicious treats made by Tina to their families. We hope you enjoyed them!!!

17.01.2022 In the kinder room this month we have been enjoying many visits to our local favorite cafe! Mr Tuppys! The children sure love baby chinos & marshmallows..... also the teachers may have snuck in a coffee ... We love getting out and about in our local community

16.01.2022 Each of our rooms does an acknowledgement of country with the children, every day. We are very passionate about this acknowledgement being meaningful to the children in order for them to develop an understanding of Indigenous culture. In our Nursery, this starts with developing feelings of belonging and connectedness. #acknowledgementofcountry #indigenousperspectives #australia #goodstartearlylearning

15.01.2022 Today we added on another part of our annual end of year graduation celebration for the kinders! They chose to spend their special excursion day at the Werribee Zoo! Each child had a parent attend this day with them, along with Mel & Tina What a great day we had!!

15.01.2022 AFL Footy Day @ Goodstart!!! Today we are all dressed up in anticipation of the 2019 grand final. A sausage sizzle & a day out kicking footballs at the park is the way to go

15.01.2022 A huge thank you to everyone who came to see our beautiful art exhibition! It was so amazing to see all of our childrens artwork on display. A huge shoutout to Tina our cook for putting on a delicious spread of food and to all of our families for taking time out of their weekend to come and have a look. We cant wait for the next one. Happy Monday

15.01.2022 ‘Meet the Team’ continues! We have an absolute champion of an Educational Leader here at Elwood. Renee is so dedicated to supporting the entire team to be the best educators they can be. #educationalleadership #goodstartearlylearning #meettheteam

14.01.2022 $15 Name labels down from $65!

13.01.2022 This week the Kinders have been engaging in different sensory learning experiences to encourage good hygiene practices in light of the current events in our world. We have planned hand washing activities and also a small experiment to show children how soap repel germs!!

13.01.2022 What a beautiful day! Thank you to everyone who came to our Mothers Day breakfast. It was so beautiful to see everyone together celebrating the special people in our lives! we hope you all have a fabulous Mothers Day spent with your loved ones.

12.01.2022 Dont let the cold keep you from supporting our local market on Saturday! Warm up with coffee and a bacon & egg roll.. And maybe even score a bargain while your there.

11.01.2022 Great News! From New Years Day Goodstart will no longer charge for public holidays!

10.01.2022 The Toddlers enjoyed utilising all the different natural materials and loose parts into their play dough experience, we included wooden letters to build on our literacy rich environments. Using natural materials helps to expand a childs imagination to create something out of absolutely anything. Their mind is not limited to what they see, its what they make of it

10.01.2022 Today, May 26, is Sorry Day, and the start of Reconciliation Week. On Sorry Day we take time to remember the past policies of forced child removal and reflect on the sad and painful history of the Stolen Generations. We acknowledge the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, especially those adversely affected by the policies of the Stolen Generation and those who never made it home.... #NRW2019 #sorryday

10.01.2022 Our Goodstart family has grown by one more.. Welcome to the world Rafi Congratulations to Asha, Damien & Frankie on the safe arrival of their little boy

10.01.2022 Our Nursery group headed out on their first ‘post lockdown’ walk today, out and about in our community! We are so lucky to have beautiful parks and gardens to explore, so close to our centre. . #walking #outandabout #gardens #poetsgrove #goodstartearlylearning

09.01.2022 This is just one of the reasons we focus on literacy rich areas throughout every room in our centre. Have a read of the article below https://www.thebump.com//kids-read-before-kindergarten-mil

09.01.2022 The Victorian Government announced that families with children enrolled in funded kinder will benefit from a saving of up to $2000. https://www.goodstart.org.au/kindergarten2021 #GoodstartCommunity #GoodstartEarlyLearning #WereForMakingYourLifeEasier

09.01.2022 This week, Goodstart Elwood engaged in many conversations with the children about what ANZAC Day is and how we can remember the soldiers who fought for our country. The children listened to Anzac Ted by Belinda Landsberry & Alfreds War by Rachel Bin Salleh. We found these books to be able to help us explain the message in an age appropriate way. We made poppies and wreaths just like the ones in the books. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them.

09.01.2022 Centrelink is in the process of balancing your CCS for fy19. There will be one of 3 outcomes: 1. For some families, there wont be any further action required as they correctly estimated their income and received the correct amount of CCS during the year. In this case, a family will have their 5% withheld CCS paid directly to them. 2. Some families may not have been paid enough CCS during the year. If this happens, theyll be paid any outstanding amounts directly. DHS call th...is a top up payment. 3. Other families may have been paid too much CCS during the year. If this happens, families may owe money, which they have to pay back to DHS. DHS may recover overpayments of CCS from future CCS, Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments (including arrears), FTB top ups and supplements as well as tax refunds. In order for your CCS to be balanced, you and your partner must lodge a tax return or advise Centrelink that you do not have to. https://youtu.be/DRskoilbZFQ

07.01.2022 Happy. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! #behappy #dowhatyoulove #goodstartearlylearning

03.01.2022 After months of planning and waiting we finally received our amazing Eureka Timber dining table!!This beautiful piece was purchased with our kinder funding and clearly the children & educators are enjoying this new addition. In the kinder room we always ensure our meals are progressive, giving children choice in when they eat or play

03.01.2022 This week, our Kinder group had the opportunity to share their favourite song! We had some very interesting choices and so much fun singing and dancing along. Sharing our favourite things with our peers is one of the best ways to foster those feelings of belonging. #dance #sing #kindergarten #goodstartearlylearning

02.01.2022 Dear families, As you will be aware the Victorian Premier has announced that from Sunday night Melbourne will move to Stage 4 restrictions with stronger rules to limit the movement of people and limit the spread of this virus across the city New restrictions for schools and early learning centres will apply from Wednesday.... At this stage all our centres will remain open for the children of essential and emergency workers as well as for vulnerable children We are currently working through the detail of this with the Government to determine these definitions As soon as we have more information we will provide an update via Storypark and email. I appreciate this is an uncertain time for many of our families but please be assured we are here to support you and your children as much as we can. Goodstart Elwood team

02.01.2022 Today we celebrated Chantel, who will leave us soon to start her newest adventure as a Mum! We love you, Chantel! #babyshower #heymama #somuchfood #goodstartearlylearning

02.01.2022 Do you know any volunteer fire fighters out helping our country? Goodstart is offering free childcare to all volunteer fire fighters. They do not have to be currently enrolled in a Goodstart, just contact the local Centre Director.

01.01.2022 It’s a day late, but we couldn’t miss the opportunity to let our amazing male educators know how eternally blessed we are to have them in the Goodstart Elwood family. To Reuben, Mark, Simone, German and Mehrdad. Thank you for being brilliant male role models and passionate educators.... Our team would not be complete without you. . #internationalmensday #goodstartearlylearning