Goodstart Early Learning Vermont - Canterbury Road South

Choosing early learning is about trust, care and quality.

At Goodstart, safety and wellbeing come first. Our child-safe culture and evidence-based practice support early learning that builds confidence for life.

If your circumstances are changing for 2026, our Family Support Team is available to support families — whether you're looking to start care, increase days, understand your subsidy, or talk through any questions or feedback.

📞 Contact our Family Support Team to start the conversation - 1800 222 543

Find a centre: https://brnw.ch/21x0uxE

In partnership with “Gardens for Wildlife” Gardens for Wildlife Victoria community, we have collected 20 tubes of Native plants from a local Indigenous plants nursery today.

We look forward to creating an inviting and supportive habitat for local wildlife within our garden!

Goodstart is proud to be a not-for-profit early learning provider, with profits reinvested into children, educators and centres.

Driven by purpose and guided by quality, we support families and communities through safe, nurturing early learning environments.

Whether you’re looking to start care, increase days, understand your subsidy, or talk through any questions or feedback, they’ll take the time to support you.

📞 Reach out to our Family Support Team to discuss what works for your family - 1800 222 543

Families' needs change, and we're here to support you.

As your local leader in early learning, Goodstart partners with families to provide nurturing, play-based learning in safe, joy-filled environments where children can thrive.

If you're reviewing your early learning plans for 2026, our Family Support Team can help. Whether you're looking to start care, increase days, understand your subsidy, or talk through any questions or feedback.

📞 Get in touch with our Family Support Team to talk through your options - 1800 222 543

Find a centre: https://brnw.ch/21x040s

Planning ahead for your child’s early learning journey?

We offer quality early learning grounded in purposeful play, safety and wellbeing, and evidence-based practice. All led by degree-qualified teachers and educators.

If your family's needs have changed for 2026, our Family Support Team is here to help.

Whether you’re looking to start care, increase days, understand your subsidy, or talk through any questions or feedback, they'll take the time to support you.

📞 Contact our Family Support Team to discuss your family's needs - 1800 222 543

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Nursery and Toddlers: Our early learning approach from birth to 3 Learn about our Birth to 3 Practice Framework and programs at Goodstart for your baby or toddler.

Every day, our educators and teachers make hundreds of small decisions that shape a child's confidence, joy and sense of belonging.

We measure impact through research and outcomes — but children experience it in the moments that matter most.

How safe they feel.
How curious they become.
How confident they grow.

This is Goodstart, through the eyes and voices of the children we're here for.

📞 Contact our Family Support Team to discuss your family's needs - 1800 222 543
Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wZKuw

Just a reminder that we will be closed on Monday the 26th Jan for the Public Holiday.

Hope you all have a great long weekend!

Gardening and harvesting

Our children planted Marigold and Carrots last September and see how we harvest this week!

Bush Fire project

Following up from the bush fires that have happened over the last few weeks, our centre organised fundraising to support the wildlife animals. Our kinder children helped to make biscuits with Australian animal shapes. The kinder children have also engaged in painting and sensory play to learn about bush fires and had discussions on how bushfires affected our wildlife. Children shared their ideas such as moving the animals to safe spaces, and firefighters will spray water.

Happy New Year everyone! We’re so excited to welcome 2026 and look forward to another amazing year ahead!

Our enrolments are filling fast, with very limited places remaining in our Nursery, Toddler, and Kinder rooms.

If you’re considering care for your child this year, now is the perfect time to secure a place. We’d love to show you around!

📞 Book a tour today by calling us on 9873 8300 or through our website: https://www.goodstart.org.au/find-a-centre/all-centres/vic/vermont-canterbury-road-south?action=tour

These warm, friendly faces are the people at the other end of our support line — speaking with thousands of families every day and helping make the journey into early learning feel clearer, calmer and more supported.

Our Family Support Team is based in Australia and always ready to assist with questions big or small, supporting families from those first early searches right through to being part of the Goodstart community.

They can help with:
💛 Understanding your child's eligibility and the right programs for their stage of development
💛 Finding and comparing local centres, including what makes each one unique
💛 Checking availability, booking centre tours and joining waitlists
💛 Navigating Child Care Subsidy, fees and government support
💛 Learning more about our curriculum, routines and educational practice
💛 Step-by-step support with enrolment and settling into care
💛 What sets Goodstart apart
💛 Centre-specific questions, such as inclusions, languages spoken and activities
💛 Support for additional needs or special circumstances
💛 General enquiries, feedback, account questions

Whether you're just starting out or already part of the Goodstart family, our team is here to help make every step easier.

📞 Call our Family Support Team on 1800 222 543
🕘 Monday to Friday, 7am – 5:30pm AEST
🛜 Find a centre: https://brnw.ch/21wXXcB