1800 222 543
1800 222 543Address:
1077 North Road, Oakleigh South, VIC, 3167
Care Type:
Long Day Care
Hours:
6:30am to 6:30pm
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$160.50 /day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Goodstart Early Learning Hughesdale.
Address:
1077 North Road, Oakleigh South, VIC, 3167
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Goodstart Early Learning Child Care Centre Hughesdale is conveniently accessible via public transport and is close to local primary schools and Monash University. Our dedicated team, with most educators having over a decade of experience, brings a rich diversity of cultural backgrounds. Many of our staff are fluent in languages including Russian, Mandarin, Hindi, German, Punjabi, French, Greek, Telugu, Bengali, and Cantonese, enriching our inclusive environment.
Inside, our Nursery to Kindergarten/Preschool rooms are designed in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework, offering sensory and play-based learning opportunities. Colourful and stimulating surroundings ensure that children can grow and develop in a nurturing setting. Outdoors, we balance natural and man-made elements to inspire imagination and exploration, featuring sandpits, vegetable patches, mud kitchens, tan bark areas, a water tank, a dry creek bed, bike paths, and ample shade.
We prioritise open communication with families through our Storypark platform, regular family nights, and emailed newsletters. This approach allows us to tailor each programme to meet individual children’s needs, interests, and strengths while celebrating our centre’s cultural diversity. For babies under 15 months, we provide individual communication books to keep parents informed.
Our on-site cook prepares a nutritionally balanced, multicultural menu, accommodating special diets and allergies. Throughout the year, we host various special events, including family fun days, charity nights, and community gatherings, encouraging family participation and community engagement.
We warmly invite you to visit our centre and discover how we can support your child’s pathway to lifelong learning.
Goodstart Early Learning Child Care Centre Hughesdale is conveniently accessible via public transport and is close to local primary schools and Monash University. Our dedicated team, with most educators having over a decade of experience, brings a rich diversity of cultural backgrounds. Many of our staff are fluent in languages including Russian, Mandarin, Hindi, German, Punjabi, French, Greek, Telugu, Bengali, and Cantonese, enriching our inclusive environment.
Inside, our Nursery to Kindergarten/Preschool rooms are designed in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework, offering sensory and play-based learning opportunities. Colourful and stimulating surroundings ensure that children can grow and develop in a nurturing setting. Outdoors, we balance natural and man-made elements to inspire imagination and exploration, featuring sandpits, vegetable patches, mud kitchens, tan bark areas, a water tank, a dry creek bed, bike paths, and ample shade.
We prioritise open communication with families through our Storypark platform, regular family nights, and emailed newsletters. This approach allows us to tailor each programme to meet individual children’s needs, interests, and strengths while celebrating our centre’s cultural diversity. For babies under 15 months, we provide individual communication books to keep parents informed.
Our on-site cook prepares a nutritionally balanced, multicultural menu, accommodating special diets and allergies. Throughout the year, we host various special events, including family fun days, charity nights, and community gatherings, encouraging family participation and community engagement.
We warmly invite you to visit our centre and discover how we can support your child’s pathway to lifelong learning.
State Government Approved Programs
Our high-quality, play based preschool curriculum is delivered by Bachelor qualified Early Childhood Teachers. Our teachers tailor their programs to ensure all children develop the confidence and social and emotional skills needed for a smooth transition to school. Through play, our Early Childhood Teachers facilitate children’s learning of important language, literacy, numeracy and creative skills.
Benefits of Goodstart Kindergarten/Preschool programs:
The educators at Goodstart Early Learning follow an evidence-based curriculum that aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework. Informed by world-leading research, practices and techniques, the curriculum encourages the children’s natural curiosity and engages them in their learning journey.
As the children move through the different rooms in the centre, the curriculum evolves with them. The educators set goals for the children and celebrate as they reach their milestones. At every stage, the educators are tailoring the curriculum and goals to each child’s individual needs.
The curriculum involves different types of learning experiences and styles. From child-led learning to sessions guided by educators, the children participate in small and large group sessions as well as individual play. Most importantly, the children learn through play, developing social skills, confidence and independence in addition to more formal academic skills.
Play is the order of the day of Goodstart Early Learning and the programs at the centre are grounded in a play-based approach. The educators embed teaching and learning into play experiences, helping the children to make sense of the world around them. This is how the children learn about how things work and develop important foundational relationships and skills.
The primarily child-directed, play-based curriculum ensures that the children are engaged in their learning. They are encouraged to take the lead, developing their negotiation, risk taking, problem solving and social skills. The educators observe the children and help to challenge them by extending their learning and interests.
The educators recognise that every child is unique and that they bring their own needs, interests and strengths with them each day. The program is designed to be flexible to cater to these differing needs, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive at Goodstart.
Goodstart Early Learning uses the StoryPark app to connect with parents throughout the day. The educators upload photos and stories to the secure app, which parents can access anytime and anywhere to track their child’s progress.
The approach at the centre is very much based around partnership between families and educators. The educators work with the parents and carers to build strong relationships. They develop trust so the children can feel safe and secure while at the centre. Parents are also encouraged to share their insights and feedback with educators to add depth to the relationship.
The educators observe the children every day and tailor the program around their observations. They share these with parents, so they can feel connected to their child’s progress and also provide feedback that will further enhance their child’s learning experience.
Goodstart Early Learning employs qualified and skilled educators who are dedicated to making a difference to the children in their care. The centre employs people who are empathetic and compassionate, with a nurturing disposition and a passion for care. Working collaboratively as a team, the educators display qualities such as positivity, kindness and, most importantly, a desire to help every child thrive.
The educators hold relevant qualifications, including the Kindergarten and Preschool Program teachers who are university qualified. The educators are lifelong learners, participating in regular and ongoing professional development to enhance their skills. They are encouraged to upskill, learning about the latest research and thinking in the sector. They can then bring this knowledge back to the centre to share with their colleagues for the benefit of the children.
Loreto Astorga
Hi, I’m Loreto Astorga and I’m the Centre Director here at Goodstart Hugesdale.
I hold a Diploma in Children’s Services and have been with Goodstart for eight years. During these years, I have been able to take on different roles and work with children different age groups allowing me to gain an extensive knowledge in different areas.
What I love about Childhood Education is that no two children are the same. They all grow and learn in their own individual way. I strongly believe that your child’s first experiences in early childhood education should be positive as it establishes their attitude for learning for their whole life.
Providing high quality care and education as well as maintaining a safe and healthy environment not only for children, but their families and educators are my main priority.
When I am not in the centre, you will find me spending time with my family, most likely watching movies, visiting our local park or at the beach.
I look forward to welcoming you and your family into our centre.
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Based on 31 Reviews
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shelly garg
We recently attended an orientation and Stay & Play session at Goodstart Hughesdale and had a wonderful experience. The Assistant Centre Manager was highly competent, engaging, and took the time to answer our questions thoroughly. The Centre Manager was an absolute pleasure to meet and made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived. What stood out most was the professionalism of the educators. They were friendly and approachable, yet clearly very attentive to the children in their care. Even while speaking with us, they always seemed to have one eye on the kids, which gave us confidence in the quality of supervision and care provided. In the meantime, we received an offer from a centre much closer to our home, so we ultimately chose the more convenient option. However, it was a genuinely difficult decision because of the excellent impression Goodstart Hughesdale left on us. Thank you to the team for making us feel so welcome, and we wish the centre continued success.
Rochelle Pereira
My girl loves going here, she has lots of friends, loves the staff too. As always we deal with the normal day care issues (sickness, kids playing rough etc) but it is always met with transparency and genuine care, which I appreciate. Thankyou so much to Olivia and the Team at Hughesdale xx
Sue Montague
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with Oakleigh South, 3167
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