Goodstart Early Learning Prospect

Who knew a little car park could become a place for letter hunting? 🚗🔤

The children were invited to drive their cars around the “parking lot”, using the picture on each car as their clue. A ball? Look for B! They then parked their car on the matching letter, creating a playful challenge as they connected pictures, sounds and letters.

An engaging way to build early literacy and letter recognition, one parking spot at a time. 💛 ✨

One collection of fabrics, so many little ways to explore. 🧵🌈💛

Thanks to a generous donation from McLeay Carpets, our children had a beautiful collection of colours, patterns and textures to explore. Instead of letting these fabric pieces sit unused, we gave them a new purpose, turning them into something the children could touch, create with, imagine and enjoy!

From creating mini outfits for their drawn faces, to exploring colours and textures, pulling fabrics from boxes and dressing their baby dolls, each setup has given the children another way to discover what these simple pieces can become.

This is only the beginning, keep watching to see how we continue to bring these fabrics into our experiences and discover even more possibilities with the children. 👗🧸🌿

Creating a safe sleep environment is one of the many ways we care for children each day. From following safe sleep practices and using approved cots, to completing visual checks every 5 minutes, our educators take every step to help children rest safely and comfortably.

We also work closely with families to understand each child's individual sleep routine, because feeling safe, settled and well-rested helps children learn, grow and thrive.

💜 Safe sleep is everyone's responsibility, and it's always a priority.

For World Gratitude Day, our centre has been filled with little moments of thankfulness as our children explored gratitude through colourful chains, handmade cards, our growing gratitude tree and simple conversations about the people who make their days brighter! 🍁🌳

Their answers were wonderfully honest and heartwarming, giving us little glimpses into the people, moments and everyday things they hold close. A beautiful reminder that gratitude doesn’t have to be big or complicated. Sometimes, it’s simply noticing the love that is already around us. ✨💛

When something captures their interest, we love finding new ways to explore it. This time, bubbles met art! 🫧🎨

Using playdough cutters, bubbly paint and little canvases, the toddlers pressed, stamped and popped their way into colourful creations. Pop after pop, the canvas began to fill with unexpected shapes and bursts of colour, all chosen by little hands. It was messy, bubbly and full of little moments of excitement, exactly the kind of learning we love to see! 💛

When animals become a favourite, there’s always another little detail to discover!

Following the toddlers’ growing interest in animals, we brought the jungle to our sensory tray! They explored the textures and creatures around them while looking closely at the patterns, identifying and matching them to the right animal, turning their jungle hunt into an extra little challenge! 🦒🐘🌿

This simple invitation to play became an opportunity to look, match and discover. 🤎✨

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