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Join us for 📚 BOOK WEEK 📚

Dress up any day from Mon 24th-Fri 28th August!

Dress up as many times as you like

We cannot wait to see who joins us for a fun filled week ❤️

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 💛

Have you used the CaFHS online booking system? We'd love your feedback! Complete our short 5-minute survey and help us improve CaFHS services and the online booking experience for families in Goodstart Early Learning centres. The survey is anonymous and closes on 21 August 2026.

Complete the survey here: https://brnw.ch/21x4tsO

Exactly one week ago, we celebrated our mid year class of 2026

We came together to celebrate the friendships formed, the fun created and the learning achieved

We’ve had many visits this week, as our friends shared their stories from their first week at school!

Class of 2026, we are so proud of you all and so proud of each and every one of you
🎓🎉✨

Here’s a little throwback to everyone’s favourite week..

🧸 PJ WEEK 🧸

We can’t wait to get comfy and cozy again soon

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 👇

One man’s junk is another man’s treasure…
🛞🛢️🛘

Glenn the Junk Man joined us this morning as a part of our Flying Start program, for a lesson in messy play, construction and teamwork

Children engaged with a range of materials and resources, to invent, construct and assemble
🧱🪏👷🏼👷🏻‍♀️

🎶 Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic 🎶

Today, the children in our Preschool Room have celebrated the Teddy Bear’s Picnic.
We have danced, read stories, sung songs and explored our yard with our furry friends 🧸

We also celebrated a special milestone, our friend Twinkle turned one, so of course, we celebrated with cake 🎂🎉

✨🧸 IT’S TIME FOR EVERYBODY’S FAVOURITE WEEK 🧸✨

PYJAMA WEEK: 13th-17th July

Join us for a week full of fun and learning, all comfy and cozy in our pjs 😀