Top Rated Centre
(02) 9072 0703
(02) 9072 0703Address:
119 - 181 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW, 2131
Care Type:
Long Day Care
Hours:
7am to 6pm
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0-1 years
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$172 /day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Goodstart Early Learning Ashfield.
Address:
119 - 181 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW, 2131
Rating Score
The educators are caring with good communication regarding my boy, I sent my son to Goodstart Ashfield after viewing multiple Childcare Centres. My son enjoys his time there while I'm at ease knowing his in great hands. I highly recommend this Child care centre.
- christine lynette
Goodstart Ashfield offers quality care for children aged six weeks to six years. Situated just a 3-minute walk from Ashfield train station and close to local amenities, our centre is highly accessible and community-focused.
Led by Centre Director Sandy Siljanovska-Umbrello, our team comprises passionate and dedicated educators from diverse cultural backgrounds, including long-serving staff members with up to 18 years of experience. We embrace a key educator approach to foster strong, trusting relationships with each child and their family, ensuring a nurturing and respectful learning environment.
Our play-based curriculum is guided by the Early Years’ Learning Framework and tailored to individual interests, needs, and strengths. We emphasise language and literacy, mathematics, creative arts, science, technology, and social-emotional development. This approach supports children’s holistic growth and smooth transition to school.
Families are encouraged to actively engage in our service through collaborative events, feedback, and contributions to our Quality Improvement Plan. Communication is maintained through Storypark, family nights, and newsletters.
Our outdoor spaces are designed to promote environmental awareness, sustainability, and active play. Fresh, nutritious meals are prepared daily by our qualified cook, ensuring children receive healthy and balanced nutrition.
Goodstart Ashfield maintains strong partnerships with local organisations, such as SPOT Children’s Clinic and Ashfield Public School, enriching our educational offering and easing the transition to primary education.
We warmly invite you to visit and experience our welcoming, community-centred environment, where children are supported to thrive and grow.
Goodstart Ashfield offers quality care for children aged six weeks to six years. Situated just a 3-minute walk from Ashfield train station and close to local amenities, our centre is highly accessible and community-focused.
Led by Centre Director Sandy Siljanovska-Umbrello, our team comprises passionate and dedicated educators from diverse cultural backgrounds, including long-serving staff members with up to 18 years of experience. We embrace a key educator approach to foster strong, trusting relationships with each child and their family, ensuring a nurturing and respectful learning environment.
Our play-based curriculum is guided by the Early Years’ Learning Framework and tailored to individual interests, needs, and strengths. We emphasise language and literacy, mathematics, creative arts, science, technology, and social-emotional development. This approach supports children’s holistic growth and smooth transition to school.
Families are encouraged to actively engage in our service through collaborative events, feedback, and contributions to our Quality Improvement Plan. Communication is maintained through Storypark, family nights, and newsletters.
Our outdoor spaces are designed to promote environmental awareness, sustainability, and active play. Fresh, nutritious meals are prepared daily by our qualified cook, ensuring children receive healthy and balanced nutrition.
Goodstart Ashfield maintains strong partnerships with local organisations, such as SPOT Children’s Clinic and Ashfield Public School, enriching our educational offering and easing the transition to primary education.
We warmly invite you to visit and experience our welcoming, community-centred environment, where children are supported to thrive and grow.
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.
Sandy Siljanovska-Umbrello
Hello! My name is Sandy, and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Early Learning Ashfield. I have been working with this fantastic organisation since June 2017.
I’ve been in the Early Childhood Sector/Services for 26 years, and have worked in a variety of roles at community based preschools, privn Community Services and a Diploma in Children Services.
I’m passionate about children’s learning, and how our learning spaces create a love of learning through enriched and nurturing environments, that allow children to discover, develop and explore at their own pace. I believe it is important to encourage children to be lifelong learners as they prepare for their transition to school. As educators, we aim to develop your child’s social and emotional skills so that are ready to take this experience on with confidence.
I believe developing secure, trusting relationships is the key to having a safe and positive environment. Throughout Goodstart we have embedded the key educator approach to support each child and their family.
I'm proud to be working with such a dedicated, high performing and hardworking team of educators who strive to make each child feel valued and supported.
I have a strong emphasis on advocacy for children's well being, the rights for a child, mental health and inclusion. Allowing children to have a voice, and to be heard, is vital.
We hope that you are able to come and visit our amazing space and see how we can support you and your family though this journey of a lifetime of learning, growth and success.
Want to see the centre first hand? Book a tour with Goodstart Early Learning Ashfield below.
Infant
0-1 years
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1-2 years
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Pre-Kindy
2-3 years
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3-5 years
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Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Goodstart Early Learning Ashfield.
Rating Score
christine lynette
The educators are caring with good communication regarding my boy, I sent my son to Goodstart Ashfield after viewing multiple Childcare Centres. My son enjoys his time there while I'm at ease knowing his in great hands. I highly recommend this Child care centre.
Thank you so much for your lovely review, Christine. We are delighted to hear how happy your son is at our early learning centre and that you feel confident in the care and communication from our educators and staff. Creating a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for both children and families is very important to us. We truly appreciate your kind words and recommendation.
Vivian Fong
Just had a tour of this centre and I have every confidence with sending my daughter here! Sandy really prioritises safety and creating a safe space for children. The educators are very engaging and the children all seem to be really enjoying their time! They have a very leafy outdoor area and plenty of indoor space for children on rainy days. I can understand why they have been evaluated at exceeding the National Standard. I
Thank you, Vivian, for your kind words. We’re so pleased you felt confident and reassured during your visit. Creating a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment is at the heart of what we do, and we look forward to supporting your family’s journey with us!
Heyona Du
very Good Childcare centre. All educaters are very responsible. And no screen time in this centre. There are lot of outdoor time. They keep very detailed records of the children's lives.
with Ashfield, 2131
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Goodstart Early Learning Ashfield
$167
Suburb Average
$159
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