Goodstart Early Learning Nambour - City View Terrace

🐍🦉🦎🐊 Wildlife Adventures at Our Centre! 🐊🦎🦉🐍

Last Wednesday, our children enjoyed a very special visit from Wildlife Unleashed!

The children had the opportunity to experience and explore some amazing native Australian wildlife in a safe and hands-on environment. They met snakes, lizards, an owl, and even a baby crocodile! Throughout the session, the children learned interesting facts about these incredible animals and discovered the importance of wildlife conservation and caring for our natural world.

It was wonderful to see the excitement, curiosity, and confidence the children displayed as they interacted with the animals.

Experiences like these help foster a love of nature, encourage inquiry, and create lasting memories for our children. Thank you, Wildlife Unleashed, for such an engaging and educational experience! 💚

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

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 💛

🌿🍃 Growing our Bush Kindy vision 🍃🌿

On Saturday, our passionate team of educators spent the day learning alongside the incredible team at Wildlings Forest School in Burnside.
Wildlings Forest School is an outdoor learning community that embraces child-led, nature-based education. Their philosophy is centred around giving children the time, space and freedom to explore, take supported risks, solve problems, build resilience and develop a genuine connection with the natural world.

Throughout the day, our educators immersed themselves in hands-on experiences that inspired us to see nature as the classroom. We explored loose parts play, built shelters using natural materials, created transient nature art, engaged in storytelling, and discovered countless ways to spark curiosity and imagination through the environment around us.
These experiences reminded us that some of the richest learning happens when children are given the opportunity to slow down, wonder, create and explore.

Bush Kindy offers children so many benefits, including:
🌱 Building confidence and resilience.
🪵 Developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
🍂 Encouraging creativity and imagination.
🦋 Supporting physical wellbeing through active outdoor play.
🌏 Fostering a deep respect and connection with nature.
🤝 Strengthening teamwork, communication and independence.

As a team at Goodstart Nambour City View Terrace, we are excited to bring this learning back to our service as we continue to grow and bring our Bush Kindy vision to life. We can't wait to share this journey with our children and families and watch our little explorers thrive in the great outdoors.

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 👇

📢 Your Voice Matters! 💙

At Goodstart City View Terrace, we are committed to continuously improving the quality of education and care we provide for our children and families. As part of our Quality Improvement Plan (QIP), we regularly reflect on what we do well and identify opportunities to grow.

🌟 We would love your input! 🌟
What do you love about Goodstart City View Terrace?
💛 What do we do well?
🌱 Are there any areas where you would like to see improvement?
💡 Do you have any ideas, suggestions, or feedback that could help us make our service even better?

We invite you to share your thoughts on our Quality Improvement Plan display in the foyer. Simply add a comment, suggestion, or idea to help us celebrate our strengths and shape our future goals.
Your feedback is invaluable and helps us create the best possible learning environment for children, families, and our community.
Thank you for partnering with us on our journey of continuous improvement! 💙✨

You may have noticed some of our educators wearing bright pink shirts around the centre recently 💗

These shirts represent more than just a uniform. They proudly feature the Goodstart logo alongside Goodstart’s Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) artwork, “The Heart of Reconciliation,” created by David Williams of Gilimbaa.
The artwork tells an important story — one that reflects who we are and what we stand for. It symbolises that children are at the heart of everything we do, and highlights our commitment to inclusion, respect, and reconciliation.

At Goodstart, we believe every child should feel seen, valued, and connected. Our hope is that all children who walk through our doors will leave with reconciliation in their hearts 🧡💛🖤

If you see our team wearing pink, it’s a proud reminder of our shared commitment to building a more inclusive future for everyone.

📚 Book Fair Spotlight – Supporting Self-Regulation 💙
Our Book Fair is in full swing, and we’re so excited to highlight some wonderful books that support children in developing self-regulation and social skills. 🌟
Stories are a beautiful way to help children understand their feelings, build empathy, and learn how to navigate different situations. Here are a few fantastic titles we have available:
📖 Two Cranky Bears by Nick Bland
📖 Dude, Be Nice! by Sarah Scheerger
📖 When the Cookie Crumbled by Michelle Robinson
📖 When the Fish Finger Froze by Michelle Robinson
These stories gently explore big emotions, friendship, and positive ways to respond when things don’t go as planned. 💭💛
We encourage you to take a look and consider adding one (or more!) to your child’s home library—reading together is a powerful way to support their emotional development.
Happy reading! 📖✨

📚 Mother’s Day Book Fair Picks 💐
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, our Book Fair has some beautiful stories that celebrate the love between children and their mums and special caregivers. 💖
Here are a few heartwarming titles you’ll find:
📖 Mummy, How Long Will You Love Me? by Anna Pignataro
📖 Mumma Bear by Rory H. Mather
📖 My Love is Bigger Than the Sky by Anna Pignataro
These gorgeous books are perfect for sharing special moments together, helping children express love and appreciation, and celebrating the important people in their lives. 🌸✨
A lovely gift idea or bedtime read to treasure together. 💝
Happy reading! 📚💕