Goodstart Early Learning Lavington in Lavington, New South Wales | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning Lavington

Locality: Lavington, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6040 2322

Address: 490 Mutsch Street 2641 Lavington, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 As Reconciliation Week draws to a close, Goodstart Lavington would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri people, our Nation’s First People, on whose land we come together to play, laugh and learn. We pay our respect to elders, past, present and emerging.

25.01.2022 Our Preschool children have worked with their teachers to create a beautiful rainbow to send a message to all of our children and families who are away from the centre at this time.... Stay safe, we miss you and we will see you again soon!

25.01.2022 We are looking for an awesome, creative and energetic cook to join our team! Follow the link below to apply... https://career10.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer

24.01.2022 We are proud to announce that GS Lavington has won a Goodstart Beyond Expectations Award in the category: Amplifying our Impact - Literacy Rich Environments. This is a credit to our team who strive to deliver high quality educational programs for our children

24.01.2022 Here’s to celebrating the amazing women in our lives, not only today on International Women’s Day, but every day of the year! Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. -Unknown Who are you celebrating today?

23.01.2022 Goodstart Lavington wish to celebrate the fathers, father-figures and special people in our lives. Keeping in line with our virtual events please join us in celebrating the fathers and other special people in our lives by sharing your best Dad joke. You can send your joke into us via email at [email protected] or present it in person...the choice is yours! We will also be having a raffle, drawn on Friday the 2nd September at 4:30pm.... Tickets will be available from tomorrow in the front office and are $1 a ticket or $2 for 3. See more

22.01.2022 Here at Goodstart Lavington we are aware that the unexpected can happen at any time. To be able to give the best care possible and to be prepared for different situations that may arise we ensure our educators participate in a first aid refresher on a regular basis.

20.01.2022 The wider the range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences. Loris Malaguzzi

20.01.2022 The toddlers have been utilising both the light box as well as natural light to explore colours, reflection, cause and effect, as well as broadening their language skills whilst engaging in learning relationships with their peers. And above all...having fun!

19.01.2022 Tickets available at the front desk for our Mother’s Day Raffle. $1 each or 3 for $2

15.01.2022 We celebrate Early Childhood Educators Day today to recognise the hard work, passion and dedication of the Goodstart Lavington team. This year has thrown us challenges like we’ve never seen before, but the team have risen to every one and continue to provide high quality education and care for the children and families in our community! Thank you for everything that you do!

12.01.2022 Stay safe everyone

12.01.2022 Don’t forget this week is Book Week!! So get creative and dress up as your favourite characters or bring in your favourite bedtime story to share with your friends!

11.01.2022 Over the last couple of weeks our educators have given up their evenings to upskill, gaining a better understanding of physical development through a Munch and Move training session as well as a deeper knowledge of Key Educator relationships, working towards better outcomes for the children in our care.

09.01.2022 Tune in to Play School, tomorrow at 4pm

09.01.2022 Our educators are amazing everyday

08.01.2022 A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark woods... Julia Donaldson Language development, sustainability, dramatic expression and collaborative play are all a part of the wonderful Gruffalo woods we have re-created.

08.01.2022 What are you baking this weekend?? Something pretty and sweet, or fun and fabulous? Don’t forget our online baking challenge closes this Thursday 7th May. Email your videos and photos to the centre to be part of our Mother’s Day baking challenge. Can’t wait to see all of your amazing creations!

07.01.2022 This year has been a challenging year for all of us. During Goodstart’s week of thanks let’s all take a moment to remember that we are all in this together. We could not have made it through these tough times without the support of all of our Goodstart Lavington community. Educators, families and especially our wonderful Director. So please take a moment to add your name to our community tree, or leave a message of your support on our board in the foyer or here below. #thankyouweek

07.01.2022 As many of you are aware Mother’s Day is fast approaching. Usually we would host a Mother’s Day morning tea, as this is not possible at this stage we will be hosting an online baking challenge. This challenge is to work as a family to bake something special, take some photos and email them to the centre by Thursday 7th May. Happy baking!!

04.01.2022 Don’t forget to get your raffle tickets at the front desk, or send in your baking photos to our centre email!! Ends Friday!

03.01.2022 It’s that time of the year again!! We are hosting our annual Scholastic Book Fair. This year due to social distancing we will be hosting a virtual book fair. Photos of the books available are displayed in the front office along with their prices. If you have any questions please contact the centre. Happy browsing!

03.01.2022 Check out some of our dad jokes our Goodstarters have sent in for our Fathers and Special people’s Day virtual celebration. However you choose to spend your weekend we hope you have an amazing one!

03.01.2022 This week at Goodstart Lavington we have been exploring this year’s NAIDOC theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. We shared our Acknowledgement of Country’s with our families as well as some history about the Wiradjuri peoples and explored our own shared understanding of the land on which we meet. Our cook has been providing some Indigenous inspired meals, and we have been engaging in ‘online learning’ to extend our knowledge as we watched an NGV webinar designed for 2-5 year olds.

03.01.2022 Assistance for our families

02.01.2022 A big thank you to our families who came to our Toddler Information night, focused on the importance of language and literacy in the early years. We had some of our borrowing library literacy packs set up for families to see the variety of story packs we have available on a regular basis.

02.01.2022 Inside each of us is a natural-born storyteller, waiting to be released. -- Robin Moore, author Our Preschoolers have been learning about storytelling. They’ve learnt that stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. They’ve been re-enacting their favourites as well as writing and illustrating their very own stories. ... Storytelling is an important way children can channel their thoughts and ideas. It can help them work through a question or query they may have as well as allow them to connect with their peers through collaboration. See more