Goodstart Early Learning Derrimut

Our veggie and herb garden is flourishing, and we have our wonderful green-thumbed educator, Peta, to thank for helping keep it thriving alongside our Kinder 1 and Kinder 2 educators.

This week, our Kinder 1 children were excited to harvest fresh green beans from the veggie patch. There were lots of smiles as the children carefully picked the beans they had helped nurture and grow.

Gardening provides children with valuable opportunities to learn about sustainability, healthy eating, responsibility, and caring for the environment. We love watching our little gardeners develop confidence and curiosity as they connect with nature through hands-on experiences.

🌿 Growing food, growing knowledge, and growing together!

We'd love to hear from you! Tell us in the comments which herb you're growing at home.

💜 Help a Family This Winter 💜

This winter, Goodstart Derrimut is collecting non-perishable food and household essentials to support local families in need.

If you’re able to contribute, donations can be dropped off in the centre foyer. Every donation, big or small, can make a real difference to a family doing it tough this winter.

Thank you for your kindness and support.

In Nursery 2, we have created an inviting liquid transfer experience for the children to explore through play. Using cups, coloured water, and a variety of containers, children are encouraged to pour, fill, empty, and transfer at their own pace.
This experience supports children’s developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration, and early problem-solving as they experiment with cause and effect. It also introduces early concepts of volume, capacity, and movement in a meaningful and hands-on way.
The children showed curiosity and focus as they investigated different ways to pour and transfer the liquid between containers. They remained engaged throughout the experience, building confidence, independence, and learning through sensory exploration.

Today, our Centre Director Mandeep attended the Early Learning Leadership Forum.

The forum covered important topics including:

• Leading to support quality practice through reform
• Place-based local sessions
• Department of Education Early Childhood updates

Professional learning opportunities like these support continuous improvement within our service and help us stay informed about current practices, reforms, and strategies that positively impact children, families, and educators.

We are committed to ongoing growth, collaboration, and delivering high-quality early learning experiences for our community.

Our Kinder 1 children enjoyed exploring dot painting using a variety of paints and fine motor tools to create colourful patterns and unique designs!
Through this creative experience, children strengthened their hand-eye coordination, finger strength and control while developing their concentration and fine motor skills. The activity also encouraged creativity, self-expression and confidence as children experimented with colours, patterns and different painting techniques.
What a wonderful way to combine creativity and learning through play!