Goodstart Early Learning Port Road in Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia | Nursery

Goodstart Early Learning Port Road

Locality: Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8268 5819

Address: 963 Port Road 5014 Cheltenham, SA, Australia

Website: https://goodstart.org.au/Centres/Cheltenham-port-road/Contact#tab

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25.01.2022 One sleep to Early Childhood Educators' Day! Whether it be taking flowers and plants to your centre tomorrow, or sending them a photo of a picture your child has drawn - let's all bring a little sunshine to some very special people

25.01.2022 Its Dental Hygiene Week this week (3 9 August), so weve created some fun activities you can do with your toddlers to encourage them to brush their teeth on our Goodstart@Home website. These activities are easy to do and a great way to support the development and understanding of dental hygiene and teeth brushing techniques. This years Dental Hygiene Week theme is all about sugar and How much sugar is hiding is your trolley? Wed like to encourage families to be mindful... of hidden sugars in food. Making healthy choices at the supermarket extends to making similar smart food and drink choices at home. Early childhood tooth decay can affect your childs health and cause pain, making it hard for your child to sleep, eat or speak. It can also affect your childs ability to concentrate and learn. Children who develop dental decay at an early age are more likely to suffer from it throughout childhood. To find out more about Dental Health Week visit the ADAs Your Dental Health website: https://www.ada.org.au/tips

24.01.2022 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!

23.01.2022 Why do children bite?

23.01.2022 Early Childhood Educator Day.

22.01.2022 Hi Goodstart families! As you know the Government announced today that the 'free childcare' package will expire on 12 July and that the CCS system will return f...rom 13 July, along with new transition measures (up until October) to support the sector and parents as they move back to the subsidy. This announcement is a little bit complex so we are working hard to understand what this means for our families and for Goodstart. We will provide an update to our centres and our families later today and over the coming days as we learn more. #5weekstogo! See more

22.01.2022 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, please click on the link and nominate. https://www.goodstart.org.au/goodies-awards-2020 Nominations are open now and will remain open until 28 August 2020. Thanks so much for your support!

22.01.2022 Welcome to our Nursery Environments 6 weeks - 2 years of age

21.01.2022 In the lead up to our Mother's Day Celebration, the kindy children have been very busy making a very special gift for Mother's Day.

21.01.2022 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

21.01.2022 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

20.01.2022 Lest We Forget

20.01.2022 Learning maths while having fun! The children selected tapes or rulers to measure their arms or their height. We checked together that we were placing '0' or '1' at the beginning and measuring accurately. The Kindy children did a simple measurement exploration with various measurement tools.

20.01.2022 Playgrounds will re-open

19.01.2022 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

19.01.2022 Today we celebrate Early Childhood Educators. Thank you to the Team at Port Road Cheltenham for the learning, care and support they provide to the children. You are important, you matter and you make a difference in each childs life. Thank you

18.01.2022 We invite you to join in the learning about National Reconciliation Week at home through Goodstart@Home which is free for Goodstart families. Listen and learn from the stories and activities on the site. Take a moment to explore how you can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia: athome.goodstart.org.au

17.01.2022 Goodstart Port road Community would like to Acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging.

17.01.2022 Children and educators have observed birds coming into the outdoor environment. They then collaborated as to how they can invite more birds to stay. They decided to put a bird house and bird feeder for them and hang it in the vegetable garden. We will continue to monitor and watch for birds coming to visit!

17.01.2022 Building awareness, compassion and openness to indigenous cultures and human connection to the natural environment.

17.01.2022 Involving children in everyday routines like cleaning helps them feel competent and responsible and a feeling of satisfaction in finishing a task.

15.01.2022 The bond between a child and their grandparents is such a special one. Help your families to celebrate these connections on Grandparents’ Day with activities on Goodstart@Home.

15.01.2022 Reading to children expands their vocabulary, improves memory, and allows them to practise listening skills. It also helps to develop thinking and the imagination.

15.01.2022 The children and educators sings the daily acknowledgement of Country. This is a away to show respect to the traditional owners of the land. This encourages children to engage with diversity and respect and experience a respectful and responsive relationships with other people and places alike.

14.01.2022 Human body skeleton is a wonderful introduction to basic biology of human organs. Puzzles teach children about important society rules through fun and play.

14.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all our mums at Goodstart Port Rd.

14.01.2022 Teaching Recycling with children is a simple way to teach them about taking care of their environment. Talking about recycling also provides the opportunity for them to learn about where products come from. How they are made. And how they can be reused.

13.01.2022 To celebrate Book Week, our Kindy and Toddler rooms were lucky to have a visit from Local Author RICHARD TURNER who shared his newly published book, ‘APE WITH A CAPE’ with us.

13.01.2022 Love this the real superheros.

12.01.2022 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

12.01.2022 Bubble play is a socially interactive and infectious activity that brings children and babies together. When children chase bubbles they are developing gross motor skills.

12.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder that we are still following our Covid safe measures.

12.01.2022 Thank you RAA its lovely to be appreciated. The educators and lets not forget our Admin have worked extremly hard over the last few months.

11.01.2022 Get ready for the return of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS): Three key things you need to know! https://www.goodstart.org.au//get-ready-for-the-return-of-

10.01.2022 Its Red Nose Day this Friday 14th August Every year for Red Nose Day they run a Little Rockers Red Nose Day Disco This Disco is live streamed around the country from 10am 14th August for details on the Disco click the link below. https://www.littlerockersradio.com.au/lets-dance-to-the-lit... There are also some great resources and craft activities that you can view and download. https://www.littlerockersradio.com.au//red-craft-ideas-red

09.01.2022 Not sure how long your child should stay home from childcare, preschool or school with an infectious illness? Check out the recommended minimum periods of exclusion: https://bit.ly/2VRuzvV These guidelines can also be applied to the general community and most workplaces.

08.01.2022 Toddler Environments 2-3 years

08.01.2022 We think its safe to say that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. For the world, for Australia and for our Goodstart team. Over the past few months people, ...families and communities have been tried and tested in the most extraordinary ways. As frontline essential workers our Goodstarters rose to this challenge, stepping up to support our 60,000 families and 71,000 children through some incredibly challenging times. So weve declared this week Thank You Week! A week to celebrate and recognise our 10,000+ Goodstarters for continuing to go above and beyond in face of adversity. We have a few special surprises planned for our Goodstarters this week, but in the meantime we'd love for our Goodstart families to get involved too! Please share your messages of thanks and support below and tag an educator or a centre who has really made a difference. #ThankYouWeek #InThisTogether

08.01.2022 Busy little gardeners

07.01.2022 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!

07.01.2022 Our Pre Kindy and Kindergarten Environments

07.01.2022 At Goodstart, we understand it takes a village to raise a child. At our centres your child will explore, discover, experiment and have fun. Its how we set up children for a love of learning for life.

06.01.2022 Wishing all the fathers and grandfathers a wonderful day

06.01.2022 We have limited vacancies available in our Kindergarten program - check out this video to find out more about what we offer. Our approach gives your child the full benefits of a daily learning program while you are supported with the longer care hours we provide. Find out more at: www.goodstart.org.au/kindergarten-sa

06.01.2022 Gardening is a great way to teach environmental awareness by exploring the workings of nature.

05.01.2022 Drawing helps children to develop the visual-spatial skills needed for mathematics. Pattern making is also an important aspect of developing mathematical ideas in young children.

04.01.2022 Meet Big and Little the Childrens new stick insects pet. Children can stroke them or let them walk on their clothing or arm as long as they are gentle. We can also safely watched them inside the enclosure.

03.01.2022 From 7 Aug 2020, it will be mandatory for children attending an early childhood service to be up-to-date with vaccinations. Parents are required to provide appr...oved immunisation records upon enrolment, and at other specific ages throughout the childs attendance at: childcare centres family day care pre-schools kindergartens early learning centres Early childhood services are also required to keep a copy of all approved immunisation records for the duration a child is enrolled in their service. Retaining immunisation records onsite will enable a faster response time during a vaccine preventable disease outbreak, and help protect vulnerable children. An approved immunisation record is a childs immunisation history statement from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR): https://bit.ly/31tPvw9 Check the AIR to see your childs records, and talk to your immunisation provider to ensure your child is fully immunised. Read through our parent and carer FAQs here: https://bit.ly/2ZjseKV

03.01.2022 We have Educator roles 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

02.01.2022 By playing and working together, Children learn from one another and develop new skills.

02.01.2022 As a not-for-profit we want to make early learning affordable and accessible for all Australia’s children. We don’t think it’s fair to charge families for days they can’t use, so we don’t charge for public holidays in any of our centres. We will be closed tomorrow for Australia Day. We hope everyone has a wonderful day!

01.01.2022 Mothers Day is almost here and weve just uploaded three new Mother's Day activities on Goodstart@Home, which are not only great fun but also support your child's learning. Mothers Day Card to help your child develop literacy skills Mothers Day Handprints to help your child develop mathematical and science skills Mothers Day Portrait to help your child develop their creative thinking skills You can access these at https://athome.goodstart.org.au/ This service is free for ...all Goodstart families. If you havent signed up yet and need access, please email [email protected] We hope you all have a lovely Mothers Day on Sunday! See more

01.01.2022 Dramatic play experiences are some of the first ways children learn about their likes and dislikes, their interests, and their abilities. They experiment with role playing and work to make sense out of what theyve observed.