Goodstart Early Learning Braddon

What a wonderful Reconciliation Week at our centre!
The children eagerly participated in a variety of age-appropriate experiences designed to promote understanding, respect, and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Through stories, art, music, discussions, and hands-on activities, they explored important concepts such as belonging, caring for Country, and respectful relationships.
It was inspiring to see their enthusiasm, curiosity, and engagement throughout the week as they learned, created, and shared their ideas. These meaningful experiences helped foster cultural awareness, inclusion, and respect within our learning community.

Our children celebrated the importance of bees with great enthusiasm and curiosity through a variety of engaging and meaningful experiences throughout the day. The learning environment was buzzing with excitement as children participated in art and craft activities, drawing, writing, singing, storytelling, bee movement games, bee hunts, and interactive group experiences.
These hands-on opportunities encouraged children to explore the vital role bees play in our environment while supporting their creativity, communication, imagination, and social development. Through songs, stories, and collaborative play, children deepened their understanding of nature, sustainability, and the importance of caring for living things.
Educators thoughtfully provided age-appropriate opportunities for all children to participate, explore, and learn at their own pace. From sensory and creative experiences for younger children to literacy, movement, and inquiry-based activities for older children, every child was encouraged to engage in ways that supported their individual learning and development.
The joy, laughter, and excitement throughout the day truly made our centre buzz with happiness and learning! 🌼🐝💛

Inspired by the book “We're Going on a Bear Hunt”, this intentional learning setup provided toddlers with meaningful opportunities to explore, imagine, and learn through play. Educators thoughtfully created this sensory rich environment using natural materials, storytelling props, and interactive spaces to encourage curiosity, creativity, and engagement.
Our toddler children are so lucky to experience this type of purposeful learning, where every element is carefully planned to support their development in a fun and meaningful way. Through this experience, children build language and communication skills, develop confidence, strengthen fine and gross motor skills, engage in sensory exploration, and learn alongside their peers through imaginative play.

At Goodstart Braddon,
we enrich children’s learning by embedding meaningful events into our program 🌏
This May, we’re celebrating a range of special days through play, stories, and creative experiences…helping children build understanding, respect, and connection to their world.
We’re proud to create learning experiences that reflect our community and support children to grow as thoughtful, engaged learners 💛

We’re excited to share that vacancies are now available at Goodstart Braddon!
We warmly invite families to book a tour and experience our nurturing environment firsthand. Come and see how our dedicated educators engage with children through meaningful interactions and enriching learning experiences.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family soon!

Our toddlers are incredibly fortunate to be part of a learning environments where educators thoughtfully create every day.
Following a story about our body parts and how our senses work, the children were invited to explore a sensory-based activity that engaged their sense of smell, touch, and sight. Using natural materials such as herbs, citrus fruits, and flowers, the children explored different fragrances, textures, and colours, sparking curiosity and conversation.
This hands-on experience not only supported their understanding of how their senses function but also encouraged inquiry, language development, and creativity. It was wonderful to see the children so engaged, making connections between the story and their real-life experiences.
These moments highlight the importance of intentional teaching and how sensory play enriches early learning in such meaningful ways.

Today, our preschoolers were actively engaged in a ball-kicking experience, which offered rich learning opportunities across multiple developmental areas. As children practiced kicking the ball, they were strengthening their gross motor skills, particularly coordination, balance, and muscle control. Lifting their leg, aiming, and making contact with the ball required body awareness and control, supporting their physical development.
This experience also encouraged hand-eye (and foot-eye) coordination as children focused on the ball and adjusted their movements to successfully kick it. Through repeated attempts, they developed perseverance and confidence, learning that practice helps improve their skills.
This experience led children develop physically, socially, and emotionally through active, hands-on play.

Inspired by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar ‘s Australian Feast by Eric Carle”, children recreated a caterpillar using fresh fruits, bringing the story to life through hands-on play. Our toddler children are lucky to explore literacy in such a meaningful and hands-on way.
This experience supported fine motor skills, creativity, and problem-solving as children arranged the fruit pieces. It also enhanced early literacy and language skills by connecting the story to real-life learning, while encouraging healthy eating, sensory exploration, and social skills through sharing and collaboration.

Our youngest children are so lucky to experience parachute play in the nursery, where learning comes alive through fun and movement. As they lift, shake, and watch the colourful parachute, they are developing gross motor skills, coordination, and strength in an engaging way.
With the gentle guidance of our educators, children begin to follow simple cues and explore cause and effect, noticing how their actions make the parachute move and the balls bounce. This shared experience also supports their social development, as they learn to be part of a group, take turns, and enjoy playing alongside their peers.
It is wonderful to see our nursery team creating such meaningful opportunities where our youngest learners feel supported, included, and excited to explore their world.