Goodstart Early Learning Woolner

Looking for a fun family outing with the community? 💙⛵

This will be one of the last Little Sailor Cruises for a little while, so come aboard and make the most of it! 🌊☀️

Bring the kids along for a fun-filled time on the water — they’re sure to love the adventure! 🥰

We’d love to see you there! 🚢💙

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

We are excited to invite you to our Teddy Bear Picnic! Join us for a fun-filled morning of family activities, creativity, and play.
Event Details
📅 Date: Sunday, 9 August 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Location: Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park, Darwin Esplanade
Activities include:
🧸 Teddy Bear Picnic – Enjoy a shared picnic with your family. Bring a picnic rug and your favourite teddy bear to join in the fun.
🛁 Bear Grooming Spa – A fun pampering station where children can brush, decorate, and accessories their teddy bears with ribbons and other fun accessories.
🎨 Bear Craft Table – Get creative with bear-themed colouring sheets, paper crafts, and teddy bear accessory-making activities.
🐻 Bear Ear Headband Making – Children can create and decorate their own bear ear headbands to wear during the picnic.
📚 Bear Storytime Corner – Relax in our cosy reading area and enjoy a selection of bear-themed books and stories.
🍯 Honey Pot Sensory Play – Explore a sensory play experience featuring coloured rice, scoops, jars, and bear figures.
📸 Teddy Bear Photo Booth – Capture special memories with a teddy bear-themed backdrop and fun photo props for the whole family.
What to Bring:
A picnic rug
Your favourite teddy bear
A picnic morning tea or lunch to enjoy with your family
A water bottle
Sun-safe clothing, a hat, and sunscreen

We look forward to sharing this special day with you and creating wonderful memories together. We can't wait to see you and your favourite teddy bear there!

Did you know we invested $65.5M into our social purpose last year, a 14% increase on the year before? 👏 At Goodstart, we're proud of the impact we have on children, families and communities. As a not‑for‑profit, every dollar we earn is reinvested to improve outcomes – from high‑quality learning and educator development to extra support for children who need it most.
Because when we put children first, the impact goes further 💛

Visit our stall for a fun, family-friendly space where you can relax, play, and connect. We've got:
🍎 Fresh fruit
💧 Bottled water
🧴 Sunscreen and Mojito Repellent to keep you protected
🎈 Balloons for the kids
📚 A cosy reading area
🎲 Giant Connect Four
🧱 Building blocks
🌿 A hands-on sensory table for little explorers

Most importantly, our friendly team will be there to answer any questions you have about Goodstart and early learning.

Whether you're already part of the Goodstart family or just curious to learn more, we'd love to meet you.
Come and say hello at the Darwin Show! 💙

🎡 **Welcome to the Darwin Show!** 🌞

Come and visit our Goodstart Early Learning marketing store to meet our friendly team, learn more about our high-quality early learning programs, and discover what makes our centre a great place for children to learn, grow, and thrive.

We'd love to chat with you, answer your questions, and welcome your family.

See you at the Darwin Show! 💛

Looking for a fun family outing?

As part of our commitment to connecting families with great local experiences, we love sharing community events that bring people together. I recently attended the Little Sailors Social Evening with my family on the weekend, and it was such a fantastic afternoon! The kids had an absolute ball, and it was a wonderful way to spend quality time together while enjoying beautiful Darwin Harbour.

🚢 2-hour Darwin Harbour cruise
🎨 Professional face painting and more
🧀 Grazing platters
🥤 Drinks included

❄️ Air-conditioned lounge with plenty of space for the kids to play

If you're looking for something a little different to do with the family, I highly recommend checking it out.

Cassini Adventures

The research is clear 📚 reading aloud is one of the most powerful things we can do for our children.

When we read with a child, we’re doing far more than sharing a story. We’re building the foundations for language, confidence, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.

Decades of research shows that children who are read to regularly:

💛 Build stronger language skills
Hearing rich varied language in books exposes children to far more words than everyday conversation alone. This growing vocabulary helps them understand, communicate and make sense of the world.

💛 Develop early literacy skills long before they learn to read
Through stories, children learn how books work – that print carries meaning, that pages turn left to right, and that stories have a beginning, middle and end. These early understandings make learning to read feel familiar and exciting.

💛 Strengthen phonological awareness
Rhymes, rhythms and playful sounds help children hear the building blocks of language.

💛 Grow their comprehension and thinking skills
Talking together about a story, predicting what might happen, wondering how a character feels, and connecting events to real life helps children develop memory, problem-solving, and higher-order thinking.

💛 Experience connection, comfort and joy
Shared reading fosters calmness, closeness, and moments of joint attention. These warm interactions support a child's sense of security and belonging.

Most importantly, children who experience positive, engaging reading moments from a young age are more likely to develop a genuine love of books - something that matters even more than early literacy skills alone.

Reading is simple, joyful, and sets children up for success in school and life.

Here is a list of some of our favourites below 👇

Thank you so much for your kind words. It has been an absolute pleasure watching Elise grow, learn, and develop over the past two years.
We are grateful to have been part of her early learning journey and wish her all the very best as she begins her next adventure.

Thank you again for your support and trust.