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Goodstart Early Learning Nuriootpa

Locality: Nuriootpa, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8562 4150

Address: 9-11 Vine Street 5355 Nuriootpa, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.goodstart.org.au/centres/nuriootpa/overview

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25.01.2022 What's on.... Ready Steady Go Kids Barossa we start tomorrow!!!... Book your free trial and join the fun 9.30 - 10.15 for 2.5 - 4 year old's 10.15 - 11 for 4 - 6 year old's ww.readysteadygokids.com.au to get your spot #whatsonlocally #whatsonlocallyaustralia

25.01.2022 Yesterday was International Mud Day. The children explored using their sences, role played and played collaborativley all while having fun in the MUD

22.01.2022 On Friday in our Toddler 1 room they experimented with imagination and construction. We set up some wooden stumps and dinosaurs! Sharron and Lauren observed the children build towers with the blocks and then adding their dinosaurs on top. Some of the children used their imagination by using the dinosaurs and walking through the blocks, roaring as they went. While engaging in these experiences the children are learning to manipulate resources to investigate, take apart, assemble, invent and construct. They are also exploring their ideas and theories using imagination, creativity and play.

22.01.2022 As part of our commitment to always play an active role in the communities we live and work in, Goodstart is offering special support to the nations active volunteer firefighters. From today any volunteer firefighters who lives or works in our local community and are actively fighting the current bushfires can be offered free access to our Centres for their children. Any active volunteer firefighter -anyone who has been deployed in active fire-fighting or support work such ...as back-burning, during the current bushfire emergency anywhere across the nation. Current, casual or new families will all qualify for this offer The offer is valid for up to six weeks free access for their child/children and must be used by the last day of February 2020 Families do not need to be currently using Goodstart Centres to qualify For further information or to enquire about a place for your child please contact Kristy at Goodstart Early Learning Nuriootpa on 8562 4150

22.01.2022 Some beautiful recent family feedback we received . When my child first started at Goodstart we had come out of a hard and traumatic family situation & Goodstart was the third Childcare Centre they attended within 6 months. My child was really struggling and had terrible separation anxiety. Being assigned a Key Educator, I found that they were able to form a bond quickly to help settle them in. Tiki has been amazing & my child talks of her often at home which is so nice! Tik...i & all the educators have been so caring, nurturing & compassionate. Kristy, the Centre Director has been absolutely wonderful, she is professional but so friendly & lovely to talk to. She always does her upmost to help in any way she can & always goes above & beyond. For the first time ever at drop off my child will often happily trot away, and instances of them crying or not wanting to go has become increasingly infrequent. It is testament to the fantastic care they receive. It is such peace of mind to know they are being well cared for, it means the world to me! See more

22.01.2022 We have a Casual Educator role available at our Centre and we’d love if you could share this with anyone you know who may be interested in joining our team. You can view more information about the job role here: https://careers.goodstart.org.au//NURIOOTPA-Cas/664472500/

22.01.2022 As COVID-19 continues to evolve we know many families are growing increasingly concerned about their family situation. Did you know if you are experiencing fina...ncial hardship and you need some help paying your child care fees, you may be eligible for Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) Temporary Financial Hardship? If your income has been reduced because you have lost your job, you are caring for a seriously ill family member or have recently lost a family member you may be eligible. More information in the link https://www.goodstart.org.au//m/help-when-you-need-it-most See more

22.01.2022 Earlier this month Liz and I were lucky enough to attend the SA and NT goodie awards . I was nominated Goodstarter of the year and come away with runner up . It was a wonderful night , full of wonderful and inspiring stories .

22.01.2022 With school holidays coming up next week, we have added a new activity on Goodstart@Home for SA families. The activity at Marshallow Park supports the development of your childs ability to explore nature, interact with their peers and develop their physical skills through exploring the park. To access the activity, log on to Goodstart@Home at athome.goodstart.org.au

22.01.2022 Grab yourself a Take Away coffee from us this morning

22.01.2022 At Goodstart we want to help give all of Australias children the best start in life and Child Protection Week is all about just that! This National Child Protection Week (6 12 September), is an opportunity for us to celebrate the many ways that everyone in the community can make a difference in the life of a child. We are always here to support you, as you support your family and communities. ... Here at the centre we also have activities that we will be doing with the children to celebrate Child Protection week! If youd like to learn more just reach out. #childprotectionweek

21.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educators Day! If there is one group of people who deserves to have their own day, its definitely early childhood educators! We have alr...eady 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 See more

21.01.2022 During these uncertain times, simple gestures and acts of kindness can be a good place to start, especially when it comes to supporting children. The team at T...ogether4Kids have developed Unbelievably Simple Tips for Being a Great Parent which show the 9 minutes during the day that have the greatest impact on a child: The first 3 minutes after they wake up The 3 minutes when they come home from school or you have lunch together, and The last 3 minutes of the day before they go to bed. Sound too simple? Try it for yourself! https://www.rasa.org.au/for-parents-and-families/ #goodparenting #healthyrelationships #covid19 Need support or would like to talk to someone about your family relationships? Services in the SA metro area, which usually incur a fee, are FREE until 30 June. Services in the Riverland (Berri) continue to be free of charge, as always. Get in touch today.

21.01.2022 Were super excited to share our passion for early literacy with families all across Australia, by supporting the launch of NewsCorps Great Australian Storybook Collection on February 8. The first book Thelma the Unicorn is available for free on the 8th, along with a free collector case when you buy a participating NewsCorp Australia newspaper and theres 15 in total to collect. Show us your magical reading moments! To celebrate our partnership, we will be offering families the opportunity to win one of 3 $100 Educational Experience vouchers. Simply share photos of your family enjoying the books on Instagram with the hashtag #KidsBookCollection and tag @goodstartmoments_ with a caption stating what you enjoyed most about the book.

20.01.2022 Adelaide Zoo have a special membership offer for you! Join as a Zoos SA member before Sunday, 11 October 2020 and they’ll waive the joining fee. Explore Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park on a year-round family adventure with unlimited visits, discounts on animal experiences and products at their Zoo Shops and cafes, plus free entry to most major Australian zoos. Your membership pays for itself in JUST 3 VISITS! Join online here: https://bit.ly/3i9UYNl or use the promo code CM-SPRING20 at checkout to save $25.

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19.01.2022 This year we have been collecting for the Lutheran community care Christmas hampers . There is still time to donate any non perishable food items . The box is located in the centre foyer .

18.01.2022 This year we are collecting Food items for the Lutheran Community Care Christmas hampers. The Lutheran Community care provide local families in crisis with Christmas hampers .

18.01.2022 Last week a group of the Kindy children visited the local library. They enjoyed a story by the librarians and a craft activity. We then borrowed library books to share at the centre. We are all looking forward to heading back to the library soon

18.01.2022 Were excited to partner with you to enrich and support your childs learning journey whether it be in our centres or online through Goodstart@Home. Its free to subscribe and available to all families, everywhere. #GoodstartAtHome #stayconnected You can subscribe here: https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodstart-at-home/subscribe

17.01.2022 At goodstart Nuriootpa we have a lovely community pantry . Recently it has been restocked by some generous donations .

17.01.2022 We have a Casual Educator role available at our Centre and wed love if you could share this with anyone you know who may be interested in joining our team. You can view more information about the job role here: https://www.goodstart.org.au///educator-roles-at-goodstart

17.01.2022 WIN A Family pass to the Adelaide Zoo and Insect experience for up to 4 people. https://www.facebook.com/kidsinadelaide/posts/2594301727330984

17.01.2022 On Monday we celebrated Goodstart's 10th Birthday at Nuriootpa. We celebrated by making decorations, singing, making party hats and our cook Maxi made a nice birthday cake for us to celebrate with. Nuriootpa has 6 staff that have been with Goodstart from the beginning.... Happy Birthday Goodstart Early Learning!

16.01.2022 We just wanted to reassure you that our centre is open and we will continue to provide an essential service to our children and families. Goodstart is well prepared and has been planning around COVID-19 since early January. Our teams are highly trained in dealing with infectious diseases and we have Public Health approved infection control processes.... We use hospital-grade cleaning products and have rigorous hygiene practices and protocols in place. It is important to remember that maintaining your childs daily routines and positive relationships can be beneficial during uncertain and stressful times such as these. Our priorities are ensuring the ongoing safety, health and wellbeing of everyone in our Goodstart family and continuing to provide the highest standard of early learning and care in our 665 centres across Australia for the families that rely on us each day.

16.01.2022 This week we raised money for the CFS. The children and staff were invited to dress up as firefighters and wear red, yellow and orange. We appreciate all the hard work our fire fighters and emergency services do. As a centre our families and educators raised over $250.00

15.01.2022 Do you need an extra day next week? Check out the attached photo and call us to book before the bookings are full

14.01.2022 The first book is available to collect today from newsagents with the coupon from the advertiser . I have collected 2 copies today and cant wait to read Thelma the unicorn with the children next week .

14.01.2022 In line with book week and our pet caterpillar friends in our kindy room the children have been very busy learning about caterpillars life cycle. Kerrie our student placement teacher and kindy team sought an opportunity to link book week and our caterpillar friends to teach children about the life cycle of a caterpillar and read about Caterpillars (We love The Very Hungry Caterpillar). Kerrie had groups of children learning as an intentional teaching moment and worked on their fine motor skills cutting out the cycle and utilising split pins for the turn-wheel. (E.Y.L.F 2.4.6)

14.01.2022 Have you heard the news??? We were the lucky first prize winners in the Barossa Vintage Festival Scarecrow program for the Child Care/ELC category Judy was there at the announcement on Sunday and collected an amazing prize ... Thank you to The Leader Newspaper - Barossa Valley and Homburg Real Estate the children loved taking part in this. Go team Goodstart Nuriootpa

14.01.2022 The Government has announced a new Child Care Package where families can access free child care up until the end of June 2020. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to continue to support the learning and development outcomes of the children in our care, as well as welcome new children to our Goodstart family. Heres what it means for your family. Please contact us if you would like further information.

13.01.2022 We would like to wish all of our families a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We have enjoyed many celebrations over the last few weeks with our staff party, end of year celebration with our families and today a shared lunch with the children. Thank you all for a wonderful year.

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11.01.2022 Last week our Toddler 1 team explored Aboriginal art work. They used sticks and their fingers to draw symbols that we see in their art work. The Toddlers then used symbol sheets as a provocation for their own sand drawings. The children are exploring the diversity of culture, heritage, background and tradition and that diversity presents opportunities for choices and new understandings (2.3.2)

11.01.2022 We have vacancies available so give us a call on 85624150 or visit our website to Book a Tour! https://www.goodstart.org.au/centres/nuriootpa

10.01.2022 Today we proudly launch #ItsBetterOutside: a new campaign to get kids into nature these holidays. Get excited as we share SAs best nature destinations for fam...ilies and ideas to make this a winter to remember. Go on, transform pent up energy into something creative, constructive, and fun. Its Better Outside. https://natureplaysa.org.au/places-to-go/ ___ Proudly supported by South Australian Tourism Commission __

10.01.2022 Fathers Day is on Sunday 6 September and Goodstart@Home has some great ideas for families who are looking for a gift thats from the heart. One of the Fathers Day activities for 3-5 year olds is Building a Memory Jar. We would love to see some photos or videos of memory jars being created for the special Dads (and other males!) of the children at our centre. Other lovely activity ideas are a Do you know how much I love you? photo book for babies, or for toddlers; creat...ing a Helping hand book of coupons for help getting things done around the house or garden. We hope all the Dads have a wonderful Fathers Day!

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09.01.2022 Happy Book Week! To celebrate Book Week, Goodstart shares this reading of Three, written and illustrated by Stephen Michael King, with permission from Scholastic Australia. https://buff.ly/37fCI3z For Book Week, we have added two activity cards ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’ and five Book of the Year shortlisted books. (There are loads more literacy activities in each age tab too.) Log into Goodstart@Home and click the Book Week banner to get started https://athome.goodstart.org.au/

09.01.2022 We had a great time at the Lah-Lah concert on Saturday . Enjoying some great music and dancing , we even bumped into some of our friends.

08.01.2022 Last Friday the children and educators all wore their Pjyamas for the day to raise awareness and vital funds for children in foster care.

08.01.2022 We are open and here for children of essential workers and to support vulnerable children. There are no new restrictions on early learning and care and we remain open and here to support you as we navigate through the next few days together. #COVID19 #Lockdown #Adelaide #StayingSafe #GoodstartEarlyLearning

07.01.2022 In the toddler room this week we have been making a focus on hand washing and the importance of washing your hands often. We have been singing Row Row Row your boat during their routine handwashing encouraging the children to follow each step with support or independently. By singing a song during hand washing we are able to prolong the time the children wash their hands and it makes the experience a fun and enjoyable one. the children are able to learn a concept of time by singing a song during the hand washing routine. The children showed were able to successfully build their personal hygiene and independence skills by washing their hands

06.01.2022 Don't miss out on Kindy 2021! Enrolments are now open for our kindergarten program. Find out more: https://bit.ly/36tiReG

06.01.2022 In our Toddler 2 Room, Tiki and the team have recently had some feedback from a family about safe road crossing and car park movements by their children. Tiki invited the children outside to the bike track and talked about the road and what happens if cars come along. "We need to make sure that we are being safe so that we don't get hurt" Tiki said Throughout the experience we can see that the children are broadening their understanding of the world in which they live as they learn more about road safety (EYLF 2.1.4)

05.01.2022 Goodstart Awards - Family nominations are now open! This year Goodstart will host our annual awards virtually to celebrate Goodstart individuals and centres for the above and beyond support they have shown children, families and their communities. One award is nominated by you - our wonderful families! This award is called the Above and Beyond Award and an individual educator or an entire centre. We would love you to nominate us! If you love the work we do here at our centre, keep an eye out for an email giving you a guide on the quick and easy process to lodge your nomination. Nominations are open now and will remain open until 28 August 2020. Thanks so much for your support!

05.01.2022 Looking for something to do tomorrow? Don’t forget about the Vintage Festival Parade

04.01.2022 Food for thought

04.01.2022 Reminder to all families that SA lockdown restrictions will ease this Saturday 21 November at midnight meaning we are back to normal and open on Monday 23 November to support all our families with quality early learning and care!

04.01.2022 Mornings with children can be tricky. Theres not much time and lots to do. So what's the secret for making mornings magic? Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australias most respected and popular parenting authors and speakers, tackles an important issues for families - how to start the day well. https://www.firstfiveyears.org.au//the-secret-to-making-mo

03.01.2022 The children in our kindy room have been planting their sunflower seeds that they harvested at the end of last summer. When the plants are grown a little, we will plant them at the back of our vegetable garden to attract the helpful insects to our garden so that we will be able to harvest tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini and sweet corn. The children discussed with others what could happen after planting the seeds, showed an increasing respect, understanding for natural environments and plants. (E.Y.L.F 2.4.3, 2.4.4 & 2.4.5)

02.01.2022 Dear families, Following the State Government’s announcement that a six-day lockdown will begin at midnight on 19th of November 2020, I wanted to provide you with some further information. Our centre will remain open for children of essential workers and those in vulnerable circumstances.... For children who can attend, please be assured we have maintained the highest level of hygiene since the beginning of the pandemic, and further strengthened these measures as community transmission was identified this week. This has included two-hourly touchpoint cleaning, health and wellness checks and limiting the number of non-staff adults within the centre. These measures will stay in place over the coming weeks. We also know that during uncertain times, routines and familiar faces are really important for children. We have and will continue to provide the best possible learning and care for all children in our centre. For those of you unable to attend or do not wish to send your child to care you can access our online learning platform Goodstart@home which is packed with fun, play-based learning activities. To sign up for free email [email protected] Please email us if you are unable to attend during the duration on [email protected] We know this week has been increasingly concerning for families but please be assured that we are here to help. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me to discuss the above. As always, I am here to help and answer any questions you may have. Regards Matthew Holmes Centre Director

02.01.2022 The year before school is so important for young children. It’s where they learn the skills to develop the confidence they need to make a smooth transition to school. At Goodstart the Kindergarten program is evidence based and is specifically designed for children aged 3-5 years. The curriculum is based on the Early Years Learning Framework, which is delivered by degree-qualified Early Childhood Teachers. This program nurtures children’s collaboration, communication, creativi...ty and critical thinking skills. Our approach gives your child the full benefits of a daily learning program while you are supported with the longer care hours we provide. That means your child gets the best start to their schooling, while you juggle the day-to-day demands of life. Find out more at: www.goodstart.org.au/kindergarten-sa

01.01.2022 Today we joined the fight against congenital heart disease- the leading cause of infant death in Australia, alongside the Heart Kids foundation by holding super hero dress up day fundraiser. Across the centre we raised a whopping $109.80, which we are very please to pass onto this very important cause. A huge thank you to all the families, children and educators for their support.