Goodstart Early Learning Walkerston in Walkerston, Queensland, Australia | Childcare service

Goodstart Early Learning Walkerston

Locality: Walkerston, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4959 3113

Address: 5 James Muscat Drive 4751 Walkerston, QLD, Australia

Website: www.goodstart.org.au/centres/walkerston

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24.01.2022 Goodstart Early Leaning are seeking qualified Casual Educators to join our centre. Shifts will be available between Mon-Fri, 6.30am to 6.30pm as required. For more information and to apply, please follow this link; https://career10.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer

23.01.2022 Today is #DayForDaniel which is Australia’s largest child safety education and awareness day. We wear red today, discuss safety and donate to fund this important charity. Please continue the conversation about child safety at home as well!

23.01.2022 We have a winner for our Easter raffle, it’s our very own Tash. Congratulations Tashand we managed to collect $250 worth of donations to go towards the Burrage family. Happy Easter

22.01.2022 Tomorrow is Educators Day! Don't forget to say thank you to all of our wonderful educators for the hard work they do!

20.01.2022 We hope our families and community are safe and happy this festive season

20.01.2022 Welcome to Kindergarten with Alicia & Rosa! Come along and see our Kindergarten program in action.

20.01.2022 A great thank you gift from our company! We are very lucky that there will be an announcement every day this week for something special for our hard working educators who continued to work hard through COVID-19.

19.01.2022 Feel free to write your thank you to our Goodstart staff for their hard work and dedication through the challenges of COVID-19

19.01.2022 Come and join our Walkerston team! We have positions vacant for a Centre Cook and casual educators. Please apply via the link https://careers.goodstart.org.au/search/

18.01.2022 Are you Diploma qualified and have a passion for working with children from newborn to school aged? We have some permanent, full time positions available in our centre! Apply online or email your resume to [email protected]. we look forward to hearing from you!

17.01.2022 Such a magical time! We have had a great week and are looking forward to seeing all our families again after Christmas to hear of Santa's visits. Stay safe everyone!

16.01.2022 Announced today - the Gap Free Childcare Package will be ended as of 12 July. It is now more important than ever to update your details with Centrelink including your family income estimate and ensure your CCS (childcare subsidy) is up to date. This will affect your fees and availability if its not completed by the end of June. This is just a reminder so families are not caught out by the change of circumstances. Come and see us in the office if you have any questions.

15.01.2022 We often talk about filling or emptying cups and here is some information about what fills and empties children's emotional cups

15.01.2022 We will be singing these (along with many more carols!) a lot today! Christmas is near!

14.01.2022 Happy teachers day to our amazing teacher Miss Alicia! Thank you for teaching our Kindergarten children!

14.01.2022 Did you know our teams are provided with regular Professional Development some of which include First Aid, annual mandatory on line learning, monthly staff professional development at team meetings and regular professional development provided by our specialist teams in our Centre Support Office.

14.01.2022 From our families to yours, a very Merry Christmas! We hope everyone has a wonderful day full of family, love and laughter.

14.01.2022 Just a reminder that it's book week next week! Dress up as your favourite characters and bring along your favourite stories to share!

13.01.2022 Meet Jodie our amazing Administration Assistant! I have worked for Goodstart for 4 years, 2.5 years at Walkerston. I am the Lead Admin for the Area, my area covers from Rockhampton to Emerald to Proserpine and all the centres in between. I have started last month as the Lead Admin for 38 Brisbane centres and work from the Walkerston office. I have over 25 years in Admin experience in many different fields from Signage to Heavy Equipment to Mining to Disability and Child... Safety and all I ever wanted to do was work the perfume counter at Myer! I grew up in Townsville, lived in Moranbah for 12 years before moving to Marian in 2012. My husband and I have been together for 27 years and we have a 20 year old son and 17 year old daughter.

11.01.2022 Reminder: we are closed for Good Friday public holiday and Easter Monday. We will see you again on Tuesday!

10.01.2022 Meet Bec & Tash who care for our youngest children. Come in and meet them and see our beautiful Nursery room and the Nursery program in action.

10.01.2022 Children ask a lot of questions and animals are a favourite here at Goodstart Walkerston! Here is some help to name each animals collective group.

10.01.2022 This week is child protection week. Protecting children is everyone's business.

10.01.2022 NAIDOC week has been rescheduled, find all the information here.

09.01.2022 Today we said thank you to our educators for their hard work with a little treat.

09.01.2022 Here at Goodstart Walkerston we follow a strict sun safety policy. Every child must wear a hat, sunscreen, shoes and sleeved shirt, as well as have a water bottle to stay hydrated. Please use the sunscreen station as you arrive to ensure your child has sunscreen on, ready for play. There is a fridge in our Senior yard outdoor area for water bottles if you would like to keep your child's water cool.

09.01.2022 Goodstart Walkerston had a beautiful morning at the ‘Babies and kids’ market this morning promoting our amazing Kindergarten program.

08.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to the Dads, step dads, grandads and uncles! Enjoy your day!

07.01.2022 Are you ready to dress up and talk like a pirate? Tomorrow is the day! We can't wait to see all the pirates

07.01.2022 Just a reminder that Monday 5th October is a public holiday and we will be closed. We will reopen Tuesday at 6:30am. Enjoy your long weekend!

07.01.2022 Just a reminder that we are closed this Friday, 14th August for our Show Day Holiday!

06.01.2022 3 more days! We are singing and celebrating already!

06.01.2022 R U OK? Have you asked someone today? Today was a good day! I smiled today I laughed out loud today... I had some "me time" today I went for a walk today I was kind today I danced to a song today I was grateful for something today I gave someone a compliment today I asked someone "R U OK?" today See more

05.01.2022 R U Ok? Today is a good day to check on your family and friends and have a cuppa with them. Visit www.ruok.org.au for tips on where to go for help and what to say if a friend needs help.

05.01.2022 Meet Kara & Kay our amazing Senior Toddler educators! Come on in and see our Senior Toddler program in action.

05.01.2022 Goodstart Walkerston celebrated India’s festival of colours ‘Holi’ today. It was a sea of colour covering our educators and our beautiful children. Needless to say everyone enjoyed the morning and we topped it off with a beautiful treat brought in from one of our families.

05.01.2022 We will be adhering to the current public health advice regarding masks so here are a few things to remember when entering our centre: *Please wear a mask while dropping off and collecting your child/ren (children under the age of 12 do not require a mask) *Please ensure only 1 adult enters per family *Please use the sanitising gel provided when entering and leaving the service. We thank you for helping us keep our children, families and educators safe during this time.

02.01.2022 Have you met our Pre Kindergarten educators? Meet Anita & Sarah! Come along and meet our fantastic educators and see our program in action.

02.01.2022 Goodbyes are hard but here are some fun ways that might make your goodbye a little easier!

01.01.2022 We still follow our COVID safe plan in our centre. Take a look at how we can keep our children, families and educators safe during this time.