Goodstart Early Learning Numurkah in Numurkah, Victoria | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning Numurkah

Locality: Numurkah, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5862 1222

Address: 131-133 Saxton Street 3636 Numurkah, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Our kindergarten children have been waiting ever so patiently to see the leaves on the trees in our backyard change colour! As a group we grabbed our clipboards, went out into our garden, and noticed & observed any changes we could see. We then collected some and brought them to a table to examine even closer. The children then drew their own interpretation of the leaves. Throughout this activities and the discussions we held, the children are learning about environmental science, developing respect for the natural environment, and developing a connection to their wold. #autumn #learning #kindergarten @ Goodstart Early Learning Numurkah

24.01.2022 We are so excited by this announcement from the government today. We will get more information to you all ASAP.

24.01.2022 NAIDOC Week at GoodStart Numurkah

24.01.2022 Today our kindergarten class celebrated one of their peers birthday! Together we baked a cake, and shared it with our afternoon tea. We also made his day special through our kindergartens birthday circle tradition #goodstartmoments #birthday #kindergarten @ Goodstart Early Learning Numurkah

23.01.2022 Happy Easter everyone! Our children, educators and support staff worked together to create this video for the residents and staff at our local Aged Care home to cheer them up over Easter. We would like to extend this to our wider community. Hope you are all staying safe!

23.01.2022 Today our educators added a splash of yellow in recognition of R U OK? Day. In a year when many of us have faced challenges like never before were more likely than ever to hear No, Im not OK. Learn how to listen, help others find support and better ways to manage the load, and how to check in and stay connected at www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

23.01.2022 We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the Moira Shire Council for the generous donation of our new crepe myrtle tree! We cant wait to see it grow, and to bring some beautiful natural colour to our playground. A special thank you to Rick for organising the donation, and to Dave for replanting our apple tree and teaching the children how to water it, planing our new tree, and safely building the wire fencing around the new tree (even in the rain)!

23.01.2022 We understand the importance of acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we come together to play and learn. Here our kindergarten children are sharing a little snippet of their daily acknowledgement of country ritual during their morning meet. Their morning meet is where they come together as a group (which supports their sense of belonging & community - connectedness to each other), acknowledge the Bangerang people of the Yorta Yorta nation & thank them for sharing their land through a few interactive songs, followed by a breathing exercise to prepare for the day.

22.01.2022 We are currently seeking casual educators to join our team at goodstart Numurkah. If you are passionate, motivated and love working with children we would love to hear from you. https://career10.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer

22.01.2022 Look at the differences between a typical younger child’s hand (left) and a typical older child's hand (right). I have parents asking regularly why their presch...ool aged child isn’t able to write yet. This is why! Their hands (and brains) are still developing and are not fully formed. So what should they be doing to support this? PLAY!! Playdough, colouring, cutting, gluing, playing outside, digging in dirt, sensory play, dress up play, science experiments, beading, puzzles, throwing balls, etc. All of these things help their hands develop. When they are physically ready to write, they will! No need to rush them, they will show you when they are ready! See more

21.01.2022 Tomorrow is Early Childhood Educators day! Tomorrow we will be celebrating the all the wonderful and hard work our educators do for the youngest members of our community!

20.01.2022 We're excited to be able to launch our new online learning and activity hub Goodstart@Home! We're passionate about supporting children's learning and development, whether in our centres or at home . Its free to subscribe and available to all families, everywhere. We'd love you to goin up and be inspired with some activities you can do with your children while you are spending more time at home. #GoodstartatHome #stayconnected https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodstart-at-home/subscribe

20.01.2022 This afternoon Toddlers engaged in Art Therapy. Art provides children with the opportunity to express themselves in creative and non linear ways. Art therapy provides opportunity for children to explore symbolic language, experiments and unconsciously explore texture and feelings.

19.01.2022 Happy Mother's Day. Hope you are all having a wonderful day.

19.01.2022 Could you use some assistance with behaviour support at home?

17.01.2022 SLEEP AND SETTLE GROUP Our Infant Sleep and Settling Group is available to all families with infants and toddlers experiencing challenges with sleep. Local mum... Bianca and baby Willow attended a recent session with Maternal and Child Health Nurse Di Kane to learn some handy tips. Please contact MCH on 5871 9275 for further information. Upcoming group sessions: - Monday 14 December 2020 - Monday 18 January 2021 See more

16.01.2022 Look at the differences between a typical younger childs hand (left) and a typical older child's hand (right). I have parents asking regularly why their presch...ool aged child isnt able to write yet. This is why! Their hands (and brains) are still developing and are not fully formed. So what should they be doing to support this? PLAY!! Playdough, colouring, cutting, gluing, playing outside, digging in dirt, sensory play, dress up play, science experiments, beading, puzzles, throwing balls, etc. All of these things help their hands develop. When they are physically ready to write, they will! No need to rush them, they will show you when they are ready! See more

15.01.2022 What a busy, fun day of learning we have had today in the Kindergarten and Pre-Kinder classes!

15.01.2022 A new season brings new opportunities for learning! Some of our new spring songs have inspired the children to want to plant some flowers, so we have fostered their interest and inspiration though offering some gardening learning experiences for them

13.01.2022 Yesterday we participated in our quarterly off site evacuation drill. By practicing these drills children and educators know what to do in an emergency. It supports the children to be prepared and not be so scary if we do have a real evacuation.

12.01.2022 How did you spend your Sunday morning? The Goodstart team were up early to spend their morning updating their first aid skills to ensure they can provide the best care to anyone who may need it. Well done team

12.01.2022 A little seed for me to sow, A little earth to make it grow. A little hole, a little pat, A little wish and that is that. A little sun, a little shower,... A little while and then a flower! A continuation of our gardening activities, all inspired by the childrens interests - inspired by this poem from our spring circle songs

12.01.2022 Today at 4pm a play school COVID 19 special.

12.01.2022 https://www.redcross.org.au//talking-to-kids-about-covid-19

11.01.2022 This week we celebrate Book Week, a time to celebrate Aussie authors and illustrators!!! This year is a little different to our normal celebrations of parades, excursions and incursions but as always children are invited to dress up as book characters and bring a long favourite stories from home to share! Here is a short clip of children and educators engaging in the magical world of storytelling!

11.01.2022 Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere - Albert Einstein One little astronaut studying up, making sure he is all ready for his trip to space!

11.01.2022 A big thank you to Andrea and the team at Numurkah Newsagency for donating a set of story books to the centre for the children to enjoy. Please support our local shops!!

10.01.2022 S T O R Y T E L L I N G Our kindergarten class has been learning all about storytelling recently. They have observed their teachers telling visual stories using the Steiner approach to storytelling, and have now adapted this into their play. The children work together to design wonderful story settings using a range of natural and loose parts. The children are then given the opportunity to tell their own stories, further developing their creative thinking skills and imagi...nation. Storytelling also helps children to role play social scenarios, problem solve, understand their own feelings, enhances oral language, and boosts their confidence! You can try this at home with your child by using some props and loose parts around your home and retelling a favourite story with your child! You dont need the exact characters - a stone could be a horse when imagination is at play! #storytelling #kindergarten #goodstartmoments See more

10.01.2022 Science and Mathematics can be learned in a wide variety of ways, and can be learned by young children through play! We use a range of scientific and mathematics concepts in our every day lives, and so do young children! Here two of our kinder children are exploring a range of mathematical and scientific concepts just through playing with our wooden Grimms rainbow. Some of the concepts the children explored include:... - sorting - physical science (gravity, how things move) - geometry (spatial thinking, direction & location) - trial and error - shape and size They also used other mathematical processes such as problem-solving, questioning (which comes next?), and reflecting (why didnt it work last time? What can we change?) So much learning all while playing and having fun!

09.01.2022 ONLINE NEW PARENTS GROUP. With border closures and Stage 3 restrictions in place, attending a new parents group can be a little difficult at the moment. Interea...ch are helping by offering a free, 7 session virtual new parents group, starting tomorrow (Friday 14 August). For more information, please see the the flyer below. See more

09.01.2022 We are hosting a pyjama week to raise funds to donate to the Pyjama Foundation who raise much-needed awareness and funds for children in foster care. We invite the children and educators in our centre to wear their pyjamas during the week of the 13th to 17th of July, and to bring a gold coin donation. We also invite other business to hold their own pyjama day in their work places or at home if you are working from home - how comfy to stay in your pjs all day!... #InMyPJs

08.01.2022 Today is Early Childhood Educators Day! A day where we recognise and celebrate the work of our amazing educators for their dedication to supporting the development of the young children in our care. We recognise that the first five years of life is when the majority of the brain develops and how crucial early childhood education and care is!... We thank all of our educators here at GoodStart Numurkah for their wonderful work with the children! We also thank our families for entrusting us with your amazing children for us to be a part of their education and development during the beginning of their lives.

08.01.2022 A fascinating video about the life cycle of ladybugs! This would be great to share with children! Such amazing little creatures!

08.01.2022 file:///C:/Users/asklifas/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/0FP5PUED/readtoyoungchild%20(002).pdf To support families and the community through Book week, I have attached a document from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development about why we read to our young children!! Let us know or see how you involve story reading into your home routines!

07.01.2022 Moira Shire are looking for feedback about their plans to upgrade our local playground. A great opportunity for us to have our say. Click on the following link for a clear picture you can zoom in on. https://www.moira.vic.gov.au//numurkah-apex-park-upgrade-c

06.01.2022 Individual morning tea's to celebrate the awesome team on National Educators Day. You see their smiles, you wipe their tears You are the ones who are always near... You hold their hands, you see them grow, They learn so much from you, you know You keep them safe while they explore You are the ones who they adore You know they need the time to play, You keep them busy every day So here is a great big THANKS! to you For all the awesome things you do!

05.01.2022 We have a beautiful collection of postcards to share with our families and community! A lovely idea to stay connected, especially in these hard times, feel free to pop in and grab yours to share with your family and friends!

03.01.2022 Our Kindergarten class found a perished lemon tree in our garden and decided to turn it into a wonderful learning opportunity! After carefully examining the plant and looking at some diagrams, the children then created their own representation using water colour paints!

02.01.2022 Our funded kindergarten class welcomed the new season with a fun science experiment! With the rainy start to winter we decided to investigate rain further. Throughout this experience the children gained new knowledge, such as; - the lifecycle of water - what clouds are made of ... - what causes clouds to rain - an understanding of the world they live in & a connection to their environment And practiced many skills such as; - hypothesising - predicting - reflecting - co-constructing learning - scientific thinking skills, and more! What a fun way to welcome the new season!