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Goodstart Early Learning Point Cook

Locality: Point Cook, Victoria

Phone: +61 1800 222 543

Address: 1-5 Shaftsbury Boulevard 3030 Point Cook, VIC, Australia

Website: www.goodstart.org.au/centres/point-cook-shaftsbury-boulevard

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25.01.2022 Introducing Phillip Island Nature Parks LIVE Penguin TV https://www.penguins.org.au/virtual/live-penguin-tv/ Streaming Phillip Islands Little Penguins into your lounge rooms from Tuesday 25th of August...... Tune in on Facebook Tune in on YouTube What is Live Penguin TV? At sunset every night (AEST) the worlds largest colony of Little Penguins waddle up Phillip Islands floodlit beaches to their homes. Since they arent able to welcome visitors to enjoy this natural phenomenon in person at the moment, they have decided to bring the penguins into our homes across the world instead. How can I watch it you say? Viewers can tune in on either their Facebook page or YouTube channel to watch live and ask questions in real-time. You can watch on your phone, laptop or if youre feeling extra savvy - stream to your TV to enjoy the little penguins on the big screen! What time should I tune in? The Little Penguins come ashore just after sunset 6:00pm (AEST) each night, which obviously varies month to month. Check out their Penguin Arrival Calendar to get an idea of what time to tune in from at different times of the year. If your wanting to help? You can help their rangers and researchers continue to protect these little wonders while our ecotourism attractions are closed, you might consider donating to the Penguin Foundation or Adopting a Penguin. Donate to the Penguin Foundation

24.01.2022 Calling all superheroes, calling all superheroes.. This Wednesday its time to suit up and show off your magical powers and your abilities... come on down in your favourite superhero outfits and if your home please send through some photos.

24.01.2022 Educators day is a special time to say thank you to our wonderful educators who are always there for us. It is a day that recognises and celebrates the work. Australias educators in early learning, their services and wonderful contribution to the wellbeing and health development of the young children in their care. Yesterday we celebrate the amazing team we have here at Goodstart Point Cook Shaftsbury Blvd As Early Childhood Educators Day happens to coincide with the start... of spring and what better way to show our appreciation than saying it with FLOWERS! We had so many special flowers and cards that got delivered to fill our centre with some springtime joy. We had beautiful flowers from shops, gardens and even specially picked from the side of the road. These beautiful flowers put a smile on the faces of our educators! We would like to thank all our wonderful families for your support, we loved receiving your beautiful flowers, they brightened up our day and our centre. This has been a big year for everyone at our centre so thank you for joining us in celebrating this in a special way this year.

22.01.2022 Fireworks In A Jar The food colouring drops fall down into the water (because it is more dense than oil ) When the food colouring eventully starts to mix with the water, it creates a tiny explosion and looks like fireworks.

22.01.2022 INTRODUCING SHAFTSBURY SPOONSVILLE ! We would like to let you all know and invite you to join us in participating in making spoon people for our Shaftsbury Spoonville. We would love for our Shaftsbury family to have our very own Spoonsville for our families and children to enjoy. We hear it’s a pretty spoontacular place to live, so we are expecting to have lots of spoons friends moving in very soon. WE NEED YOUR HELP! For our children in care we ask you to please bring a sp...oon from home preferably wooden so we can create our people and display in our Shaftsbury Spoonsville. For our families at home we encourage you to come by and drop of a decorated spoon of your own to add to our Spoonsville. This is a wonderful community activity that our team at Shaftsbury would love to take part in. It is now a worldwide initative, orginally starting in the U.K. If you would like to know more about what Spoonville is please head over to their website See more

22.01.2022 Wishing you all a very safe and Happy New Year From all the team at Shaftsbury Boulevard

22.01.2022 Shaftsbury Cooking Class Step One: Preheat the oven to 180C. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion and carrot for five minutes or until soft. Step Two:Add the mince, bacon and mushrooms and cook for three minutes or until mince is browned. Stir through the tomato paste, tomatoes, stock and herbs. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, then uncover, and simmer for a further 15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the peas and cook for another couple of minutes. Step Three: To make the potato topping, boil the potatoes in water until soft. Drain well and mash with butter, milk and parmesan. Step Four: Pour the meat mixture into a 1L capacity ovenproof dish and top with the mash. Bake for 35 minutes or until the potato topping is golden brown.

21.01.2022 We love National Science Week thats why put Shaftsbury team decided this time we wanted to run it for two weeks! This was a fantastic way that provided us with an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists and to the world of knowledge. It also aims to encourage an interest in science to encourage younger people to be fascinated by the world we live in. We couldnt think of a better way to kick start our first day back with the children conducting their own science experiments. When we asked the children what they would like to do Lava Lamps were at the top of their list.

21.01.2022 Shaving Foam Rain Clouds When clouds get so full of water that they cant hold any more the water falls back to the ground as rain. The shaving cream forms a cloud like substance above, then the weight of the food colouring will start to push through the shaving cream and fall down through the water thats in the glass! This will look just like streaks of rain falling from rain clouds.

21.01.2022 A big thankyou to our 2 amazing teachers...Nancy and Sasha...thank you both for always going above and beyond for our amazing children and their families!

20.01.2022 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 #goodstartchildprotection #puttingchildrenfirst

20.01.2022 As always, we would like to encourage all our educators and children to come dressed in their "scariest" costumes or their favourite dress up costume. We will be sharing lots of different "spooky" experiences with the children throughout the day! This Friday the 30th October!

19.01.2022 We are so proud to announce that with your support and videos plus our Shaftsbury Family sharing their amazing science activities. we made it into our GOODSTART NEWSPAPER!!!! We would like to take this time to say thank you! You are all fabulous! We couldnt have done it without you!

18.01.2022 Shaftsbury Boulevards crazy hair day was a CRAZY success! Despite all the crazy ness happening in the world around us it was so much fun to let loose with our crazy hair styles. We would like to say thank you to everyone who participated in our crazy day!

18.01.2022 Dear families, This week 12th Oct to 17th Oct we will be celebrating BOOK WEEK at Shaftsbury Blvd! We would love for our children and educators to come dressed as their favourite book character on Wednesday 14th October. So get your costumes ready!

18.01.2022 The zoo has always been such a popular destination for families to enjoy a wonderful day out. It is an exciting place where there is always something or someone new to see and learn about. Since the Zoos are temporarily closed for visitors due to COVID restrictions, Zoos Victoria has come up with an extremely exciting way to keep the family day at the zoo an on going tradition! Zoos Victoria have released many wonderful virtual tours for your and little ones to enjoy! Enjo...y a virtual day out with your favourite animal friends! Learn about the animals that call Victoria zoos home and learn how you can help save them in the wild. There are a few to choose form! Virtual Tour of Melbourne Zoo: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=916812712173208 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqbYWw85yOg Virtual Safari Tour at Werribee Open Range Zoo: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3238105682968632 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyAxQxtmzl0 Virtual walking tour of Werribee Open Range Zoo: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=755712805240877 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib2pweIy4ZM Koala keeper talk from Melbourne Zoo: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_yx--MA5Rk Virtual Tour of Healesville Sanctuary Youtube : https://youtu.be/2kl5P9qSkhY

18.01.2022 Skittles Rainbow!! Nazneen has preformed a great science activity to share with you and family in celebration of science week please feel free to try this activity at home at dont forget to share your experience. @home_learning_kids.

18.01.2022 During this unfortunate time the team at Shaftsbury Boulevard have really missed interacting with our children in person. Our relationships and bond with our children and families is very important to us as it helps us provide the upmost enriching and engaging learning for our children, especially during this tough time. We have really enjoyed conducting our live zoom sessions which have helped continue to grow our special bonds with our children and has enabled us to communicate with them and keep in touch. Thank you for continuing to join in and support us .

17.01.2022 Vinegar Volcano A chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda creates a gas called carbon dioxide.. There is not enough room in the cup for the gas to spread out so it leaves through the oepning in the top of the cup quickly, causing an eruption

17.01.2022 Christmas at Shaftsbury Boulevard has been full of joy and creativity. Each room has been busy decorating and creating all things Christmas. Our centre has been transformed into a Festive delight and the children have spread their Christmas cheer. On behalf of everyone at Goodstart Shaftsbury Boulevard, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. Please stay safe over the festive season and we look forward to new beginnings in the new year :)

17.01.2022 RED Nose Day! Our Shaftsbury family wanted to show our support in our red noses to raise awareness for a good cause! Red Nose Day is a campaign with the mission to end child poverty one nose at time by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, and educated.

16.01.2022 Indigenous Literacy Day aims to help raise awareness and funds for the National Book industry to develop literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. The national book industry charity is a dedicated foundation to help children across Australia have the same choices and opportunities. Here at Shaftsbury Boulevard we raised awareness for this special day by reading some of our favourite Indigenous books to our children. We acknowledge that high-quality education supports children to be confident and enthusiastic learners for them to be able to achieve to the best of their abilities.

14.01.2022 Ocean in a bottle This oil and water science experiment Is a classic preschool science activity thats been around for years. I actually cant believe we havent done it before! The way the waves roll cascade inside the bottle is just beautiful, and watching the big blobs of colour swoosh and fall through the yellow oil is really fascinating.

14.01.2022 R U OK DAY 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and given the recent circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and support each other where possible and within our means. Yesterday Shaftsbury Blvd took part in R U OK Day, we showed our support by wearing yellow. Just know you are never alone and we’re all in this together.

13.01.2022 Lava lamp Instead of using a light, in our homemade lava lamp we used alka-seltzer to power the lamp or Aspro clear tables. The alka-seltzer reacts with the water to produce carbon dioxide gas bubbles. These stick to the water droplets. The water/gas combo is less dense than the oil, so they rise to the top of the flask.

13.01.2022 Hello Families, just a reminder that the Goodstart Awards - Family nominations are still 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, please see the link below to lodge your nomination. Nominations are open now and will remain open until 4th September 2020. Thanks so much for your support! https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodies-awards-2020 See more

12.01.2022 Introducing Shaftsbury Boulevards very own spoonville ! With the lovely help of our wonderful families and creative children we have had some spoontacular new guest move in!! This is just the beginning of our beautiful journey! Come and meet some of our exciting friends, and make sure to stay tuned to see what new spoons are moving in.

12.01.2022 On behalf of all the team at Shaftsbury Boulevard we would like to wish all our wonderful families Happy Diwali.

12.01.2022 Sink Or Float Why does the egg sink in regular tap water, but float in saltwater? The answer lies in the density of water! Density is a measure of the mass per unit volume of a substance. Simply said, how much stuff in a given volume. Water has a density of 1 g/mL (g/cm3). Objects will float in water if their density is less than 1 g/mL. Objects will sink in water if their density is greater than 1 g/mL. The egg will sink in regular tap water because the density of the eg...g is greater than the density of water. The eggs density is only slightly higher than water at 1.03 g/mL, but that is enough to make the egg sink. When you add salt to the water, you are increasing the density of the water by adding more mass (or stuff) in the given volume. You dont really change the volume of the water by adding salt. By adding enough salt, you increase the density of the water so that it is higher than the density of the egg and the egg will float! #scienceexperiments See more

11.01.2022 Our kindergarten room have added a space with one of the children’s favourite books, The Lion King. We have set up this special area for the children to engage in story telling and imaginative play. The children loved this book so much that it inspired them to learn the songs in other languages.

11.01.2022 Magic milk When liquid dish soap is added to milk with drops of food colouring on the surface, the soap reduces the surface tension of the milk and reacts with the fat. This interaction causes the fat particles of the milk to move and create swirls of colour. Try it out and watch the magic happen

11.01.2022 Shaftsbury Boulevard had a Spooktacular Halloween on Friday! Our children and staff were encouraged to come dressed in their favourite or spookest costumes! We had so much fun dressing up and enjoyed some special Halloween treats during the day! We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that participated!

11.01.2022 Walking Rainbow! The water appears to defy gravity, but in reality, it moves because of a process called capillary action. Water is able to move against the force of gravity because water molecules stick to each other AND they stick to the fibers of the paper towel. Try and see if your rainbow walks!

09.01.2022 The team at Goodstart Shaftsbury Boulevard would like to wish all our dads Happy Fathers Day. This week our rooms enjoyed spending time with our children making presents for their special father figures in their lives to thank them for all they do. Thanking all our Dads for your patience and hard work, for always being there and making us feel so loved and cared for. We hope you have a wonderful day

08.01.2022 Yesterday Shaftsbury boulevard celebrated National Superhero Week! We were CALLING ALL OUR SUPERHEROES! Our children and educators were encouraged to come dressed in their favourite superhero costume. We warmed up our SUPER Powers to help raise awareness and support Muscular Dystrophy programs, services and research to show our support as part of National Superhero Week 2020!

07.01.2022 Educators Day Next Wednesday 2nd 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 doesnt 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!

07.01.2022 Balloon Blow -Up This gas balloon experiment identifies the three states of matter. How chemical reactions happen Whats the by-product of the reaction between vinegar and bi-carb soda. Watch what happens as gas is produced!

07.01.2022 On behalf of Goodstart Shaftsbury Blvd we would like to give a big shout out to Bunnings Hopping Crossing and All Green Nursery Hoppers Crossing for their amazing donation to contribute to our garden. Our children were very excited and eager to help us plant these. Bunnings Warehouse Australia All Green Nursery & Garden

06.01.2022 Lemon Volcano Eruption When the acid of the lemon juice(cirtirc acid) came in contact with the carbonate base (baking soda) a chemical reaction took place, creating carbon dioxde gas (CO2). Try it and watch the reaction !

06.01.2022 We started off our Australia Day celebration by going back in time and explaining to the children that before the first ship arrived to Australia, the first people to walk on this land were Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander people. We showed our respect by acknowledging and showing respect for all people and the land which we learn and play. Each room enjoyed this special day by taking in part in Australia themed arts and craft activities and delicious traditional Australian cooking experiences. We read many stories about everything that Australia has to offer. We wish you all a safe and Happy Australia Day.

05.01.2022 Liquid Density The liquid you thought was more dense should be at the bottom of the jar. The next dense matter will float on top of the previous one, and the least dense matter will float at the very top. Now you know how the densities of the three liquids compare to each other. If you want to find out the approximate density of each, you can calculate it using this formula: Density = Mass/Volume.

04.01.2022 Shaftsbury Boulevard participated in Jeans for Genes day today! Jeans for Genes Day is a national event to support and raise awareness for the childrens medical research institute in finding cures for children with genetic disorders. Our children were encouraged to come in their favourite pair of jeans. We watched a video about what genes are, the types of genetic disorders and why we raise awareness for this special cause. We also gathered an old pair of jeans and the children were encouraged have some fun and decorate the jeans with lots of collage materials.

04.01.2022 Dancing Popcorn! The secret to the magic dancing corn is the baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction. The carbon dioxide bubbles lift the corn, but as the bubbles pop, the corn falls back down! You can repeat this experiment over and over again and watch the corn dance!!

04.01.2022 Learning at home is now easier for under 5s with an online collection of fun and enriching activities available for $12 a year.

03.01.2022 Being at home we know it can be challenging thinking of different things to cook for our little ones. With the help of our Good Taste Recipe books you can flip through and find the perfect delicious recipes for them to enjoy. Good Tastes provides a collection of recipes created with love by our Goodstart Chefs and Cooks, helping fuel our children for the future. Link- https://www.goodstart.org.au//ac458535-42ca-44e7-805d-ed9b

03.01.2022 On behalf of Shaftsbury Blvd we would like to thank Kelly and her children for these amazing home videos.

02.01.2022 We are celebrating "FOOTY DAY". Tomorrow Thursday 22nd October. Children and educators are encouraged to wear their favourite teams footy colours. The children will get to enjoy a lovely "footy" lunch of sausage rolls, pies and frankfurts and of course lots of tomato sauce! Looking forward to seeing everyone! Just a reminder our Centre will be closed due to the AFL Grandfinal Public holiday on Friday 23rd October 2020. (this Friday)

02.01.2022 Dear families, As you know we are waiting on more detailed information from the State and Federal Governments about the impact of Stage 4 restrictions on our centre. We expect to know more tomorrow but in the meantime heres some information on our plans. What is likely to happen this week: At this stage we plan to open as usual on Thursday and Friday for eligible children Once we have more information on who will be permitted to send their children to our centre we will ...be in touch but if you believe your family is likely to be a permitted worker your child can attend as normal Here are a few things we can be sure of: If your child is not permitted to attend for the next 6 weeks your gap fees will be waived and all direct debit arrangements paused It will be important to keep your childs booking with us during this time as it ensures we still receive Government funding so that we can pay wages and be ready to welcome your family when the restrictions are lifted We will apply for more absences for your child if you are concerned will exceed the current 42 days of CCS allowable absences From Monday 10th August (unless we are instructed by the government to do otherwise): We will be accepting children from permitted workers and those who need extra support at this time Our strict hygiene rules including temperature checks and foyer drop-off and pick-ups will continue Our centre team will offer remote learning for children who are not able to attend the centre with educator time being offered on-line and even more home learning resources being made available through Goodstart@Home Thanks again for your continuing support during this difficult and uncertain time. See more

01.01.2022 Shaftsbury Boulevard had an amazing day celebrating our book week for 2020. This year the Children’s Book week theme was Curious Creatures, Wild Minds. WOW! We sure did see some spectacular creatures, who are always incredibly curious in wanting to learn more. We always acknowledge and understand the importance of reading, which is why book week is so special to us. It is a time where our educators and children get to use their wild and creative minds to dress up and bring their favourite book characters to life. We had a wonderful day in our beautiful costumes exploring and engaging in some reading of our favourite books. Thank you everyone for participating!