Goodstart Early Learning Indooroopilly - Witton Road

Looking for alternative childcare? 💛

We understand that finding immediate care can be a challenging experience and we’re here to help make the process easier.

Goodstart Witton Road currently has availability and our team would love to welcome you and show you around!

📞 Contact our friendly Family Support Team on 1800 222 543

👉 Or book a tour: https://www.goodstart.org.au/find-a-centre/all-centres/qld/indooroopilly-witton-road?action=tour

We look forward to welcoming you and your family!

🚒 Fire Brigade and Fire Truck Incursion! 🔥

Today, our children had an exciting visit from our local Fire Brigade! They explored the fire truck, learned about the important role firefighters play in keeping our community safe, and discovered some of the specialised equipment used during emergencies.

The experience encouraged curiosity, supported the children’s understanding of fire safety and helped them feel more confident and familiar with community helpers.

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful firefighters for taking the time to visit, answer the children’s questions and provide such a memorable learning experience! 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒🚒

🌈 Learning Through Playdough 🌈

Today, our children enjoyed exploring and creating with playdough. As they rolled, squeezed, pinched and shaped the dough, they strengthened the small muscles in their hands and fingers—important skills for drawing, writing, using scissors and completing everyday tasks.

Playdough experiences also encourage creativity, imagination, concentration, problem-solving and sensory exploration. Through sharing materials and discussing their creations, children build confidence, language and social skills.

This experience links to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF):

⭐ Outcome 3: Children develop wellbeing, coordination and fine-motor strength.
⭐ Outcome 4: Children become confident and involved learners through creativity, curiosity and problem-solving.
⭐ Outcome 5: Children communicate their ideas and develop skills that support early literacy and writing.

Learning is so much fun when little hands are busy creating! 💙

🎨 Little fingers, big creativity!

Our children had a wonderful time exploring colours and textures through finger painting. As they mixed, swirled and spread the paint, they expressed their creativity while strengthening their fine motor skills, hand–eye coordination and sensory awareness.

What a colourful and delightfully messy learning experience! 🌈🖐️

Strong relationships are the foundation for confident, curious learners 💛

Goodstart’s key educator approach ensures every child is known, supported and feels safe - through consistent, nurturing connections with educators and meaningful partnerships with families. These bonds help build wellbeing, resilience and a true sense of belonging from day one.

Discover how this approach supports your child’s learning journey: https://brnw.ch/2

🪱 Learning About Our Worm Farm 🌱

Our children enjoyed exploring the fascinating world of worms and learning how a worm farm works. They discovered how worms help turn food scraps into nutrient-rich compost that supports healthy plant growth.

This hands-on experience encouraged curiosity, responsibility and an understanding of sustainability, showing our young learners how even the smallest creatures can make a big difference to our environment! 🌏💚

🌳 Nursery Adventure at Kennewell Park 🌳

What an exciting adventure our nursery children had on their excursion to Kennewell Park! The children enjoyed a lovely picnic, reading stories together and exploring the playground. From swinging high to sliding down the slides, there were smiles and laughter all around!

This wonderful outdoor experience supported the children’s confidence, physical development, curiosity and connection with their local community. What a beautiful day of learning, exploration and fun! 🧺📚🛝💚

🚧 Our Little Builders at Work! 👷‍♀️👷‍♂️

Our nursery children had a wonderful time exploring construction through sensory play. As they pushed, scooped, filled and emptied the trucks, they developed their fine motor skills, hand–eye coordination and understanding of cause and effect. This engaging experience also encouraged curiosity, imagination and early problem-solving as our little builders created their own busy construction site! 🏗️💛