Goodstart Early Learning Murrumba Downs

26/08/2026

Ever had one of those "What should I be doing with my child?" moments? You might already have the answer at home.

Earlier this year, every Goodstart family received a What & When for Families guide for each child. If it's been tucked away in a drawer since then, now might be the perfect time to pull it back out.

The guide is packed with simple, play-based activities that support your child's learning and development at home. Best of all, it's written in your child's voice, with ideas tailored to their age and developmental stage.

From singing songs with babies and playing peek-a-boo, to "I Spy" games, storytelling and treasure hunts with older children, the activities are designed to fit naturally into everyday moments you already share together.

We know learning doesn't only happen in the classroom. Those small moments at home can help build big communication, language and literacy skills.

Take another look through your What & When for Families guide to explore age-appropriate activities and learning ideas you can try together.

💛 Sometimes the best learning resource is the one you already have at home.

26/08/2026

BOOK WEEK CONTINUES……
Educators continuing getting into the spirit for book week. 📚📚📚📚(some of us are slowly running out of ideas….)

25/08/2026

Book Week has commenced!!📚

Our centre is so excited to be starting our Book Week activities, with plenty of stories, creativity, imagination and fun planned for the week.

Our children will be exploring the wonderful world of books through a range of engaging experiences and activities.

We can’t wait to share all the magical moments with our families 📖

20/08/2026

Look who visited us today!!!!!!

Today our Kindergarten children were delighted to receive a visit from Miss Pauline who was our old ECT teacher for over 11 years and is now a Prep Teacher at Undurba State School. She introduced the children to Durby who is the schools mascot and read a story to the class.

Experiences like these help build positive relationships with our local school community and support children’s confidence as they prepare for the exciting transition to Prep.
By being familiar with teachers and engaging in shared learning experiences, children begin to see school as welcoming and exciting place.

Thank you for visiting Undurba State School and helping to foster that connection between our centre and school.

19/08/2026

Science Week is well underway here at our centre!!!🔬

These past couple of days the children have had the opportunity to explore, investigate, experiment and ask lots of curious questions. Science is all about wondering, discovering and finding out and we love seeing where the children’s curiosity takes them.

18/08/2026

Join our Team!!!!

We are currently seeking a passionate and dedicated Teacher to join our team for 30 hours per week.

This role offers a wonderful opportunity to be part of a supportive leadership team while enjoying a schedule that promotes a healthy work-life balance.

If you are looking for a role where you feel valued, supported and able to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer :-
* 30 hour week to support home-life balance
* Supportive and approachable leadership team
* Welcoming and collaborative team environment
* Opportunity to make a positive impact every day
* Well established centre which has a strong connection to families within the community

If you are fully qualified or studying teacher who values connections, quality education and being part of a positive workplace culture, please reach out to the centre. Please send your resume or expression of interest through to - [email protected] or click on the link - https://careers.goodstart.org.au/job-invite/207826/

12/08/2026

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

07/08/2026

Sustainability Challenge 🪴♻️

This past month our centre held a Sustainability Challenge across all rooms, and our Kindergarten class have been busy!!!

Using recyclable materials collected from around the centre and home, the children designed their own class robot, transformed newspaper into their own bags and worked together to build our community using cardboard boxes.

These projects came from the children's own voice and input when asked what they should build. Questions such as 'What can we build with boxes and newspapers?' and "What do you see in our community'.

These hands-on experiences encouraged children to think creativity, solve problems, collaborative with their peers and discovered how everyday items can be repurposed into something new and exciting. Through open-ended play and construction, they developed confidence in sharing ideas, planning and creating and working as a team.

Projects like these also help children build an understanding of sustainability and caring for our environment by recognising that many materials can be reused rather than thrown away.

We are so proud of the imagination, teamwork and innovation our Kindy children have shown throughout this exciting project. Well done!!!

06/08/2026

Was such a lovely morning out in the community.

05/08/2026

Our Centre Director will be here tomorrow meeting families in our community, come down and say Hello.

Are you curious about childcare and early childhood supports in Murrumba Downs and Griffin? Come along to our Community Play Day tomorrow at Blatchford Reserve in Murrumba Downs to find out more and have some fun... all for free! We can't wait to see you there