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Goodstart Early Learning Hughesdale Centre overview
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(03) 9125 4868Goodstart Early Learning Hughesdale Centre highlights
- Our centre boasts a dedicated team, with most educators having more than a decade of experience, ensuring stability and expertise in childcare provision.
- Our outdoor area features a blend of natural and manmade elements, including sandpits, mud kitchens, and bike paths, encouraging children to engage in imaginative play and exploration.
- Our on-site cook prepares a multicultural menu, catering to diverse dietary needs and allergies, ensuring children receive nutritious meals that support their growth and development.
Goodstart Early Learning Child Care Centre Hughesdale is conveniently accessible via public transport and is close to local primary schools and Monash University. Our dedicated team, with most educators having over a decade of experience, brings a rich diversity of cultural backgrounds. Many of our staff are fluent in languages including Russian, Mandarin, Hindi, German, Punjabi, French, Greek, Telugu, Bengali, and Cantonese, enriching our inclusive environment.
Inside, our Nursery to Kindergarten/Preschool rooms are designed in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework, offering sensory and play-based learning opportunities. Colourful and stimulating surroundings ensure that children can grow and develop in a nurturing setting. Outdoors, we balance natural and man-made elements to inspire imagination and exploration, featuring sandpits, vegetable patches, mud kitchens, tan bark areas, a water tank, a dry creek bed, bike paths, and ample shade.
We prioritise open communication with families through our Storypark platform, regular family nights, and emailed newsletters. This approach allows us to tailor each programme to meet individual children’s needs, interests, and strengths while celebrating our centre’s cultural diversity. For babies under 15 months, we provide individual communication books to keep parents informed.
Our on-site cook prepares a nutritionally balanced, multicultural menu, accommodating special diets and allergies. Throughout the year, we host various special events, including family fun days, charity nights, and community gatherings, encouraging family participation and community engagement.
We warmly invite you to visit our centre and discover how we can support your child’s pathway to lifelong learning.
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Goodstart Early Learning Hughesdale Service features
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our high-quality, play based preschool curriculum is delivered by Bachelor qualified Early Childhood Teachers. Our teachers tailor their programs to ensure all children develop the confidence and social and emotional skills needed for a smooth transition to school. Through play, our Early Childhood Teachers facilitate children’s learning of important language, literacy, numeracy and creative skills.
Benefits of Goodstart Kindergarten/Preschool programs:
- Our programs are planned and led by qualified and experienced Early Childhood Teachers, in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework
- Our programs have the tick of approval, meaning they meet (and exceed) Government guidelines around learning in the year before school
- Strong connections with local schools support our extensive transition to school programs
- We offer greater flexibility and convenience for busy families with longer opening hours, five days a week, 52 weeks of the year.
- We offer 9-hour, 10-hour and all-day sessions.
- Nutritious meals are provided throughout the day, so there’s no need to pack lunch boxes.
Curriculum and programs
Curriculum and programs
The educators at Goodstart Early Learning follow an evidence-based curriculum that aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework. Informed by world-leading research, practices and techniques, the curriculum encourages the children’s natural curiosity and engages them in their learning journey.
As the children move through the different rooms in the centre, the curriculum evolves with them. The educators set goals for the children and celebrate as they reach their milestones. At every stage, the educators are tailoring the curriculum and goals to each child’s individual needs.
The curriculum involves different types of learning experiences and styles. From child-led learning to sessions guided by educators, the children participate in small and large group sessions as well as individual play. Most importantly, the children learn through play, developing social skills, confidence and independence in addition to more formal academic skills.
Play is the order of the day of Goodstart Early Learning and the programs at the centre are grounded in a play-based approach. The educators embed teaching and learning into play experiences, helping the children to make sense of the world around them. This is how the children learn about how things work and develop important foundational relationships and skills.
The primarily child-directed, play-based curriculum ensures that the children are engaged in their learning. They are encouraged to take the lead, developing their negotiation, risk taking, problem solving and social skills. The educators observe the children and help to challenge them by extending their learning and interests.
The educators recognise that every child is unique and that they bring their own needs, interests and strengths with them each day. The program is designed to be flexible to cater to these differing needs, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive at Goodstart.
Parent communication and involvement
Parent communication and involvement
Goodstart Early Learning uses the StoryPark app to connect with parents throughout the day. The educators upload photos and stories to the secure app, which parents can access anytime and anywhere to track their child’s progress.
The approach at the centre is very much based around partnership between families and educators. The educators work with the parents and carers to build strong relationships. They develop trust so the children can feel safe and secure while at the centre. Parents are also encouraged to share their insights and feedback with educators to add depth to the relationship.
The educators observe the children every day and tailor the program around their observations. They share these with parents, so they can feel connected to their child’s progress and also provide feedback that will further enhance their child’s learning experience.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Goodstart Early Learning employs qualified and skilled educators who are dedicated to making a difference to the children in their care. The centre employs people who are empathetic and compassionate, with a nurturing disposition and a passion for care. Working collaboratively as a team, the educators display qualities such as positivity, kindness and, most importantly, a desire to help every child thrive.
The educators hold relevant qualifications, including the Kindergarten and Preschool Program teachers who are university qualified. The educators are lifelong learners, participating in regular and ongoing professional development to enhance their skills. They are encouraged to upskill, learning about the latest research and thinking in the sector. They can then bring this knowledge back to the centre to share with their colleagues for the benefit of the children.
Loreto Astorga
Hi, I’m Loreto Astorga and I’m the Centre Director here at Goodstart Hugesdale.
I hold a Diploma in Children’s Services and have been with Goodstart for eight years. During these years, I have been able to take on different roles and work with children different age groups allowing me to gain an extensive knowledge in different areas.
What I love about Childhood Education is that no two children are the same. They all grow and learn in their own individual way. I strongly believe that your child’s first experiences in early childhood education should be positive as it establishes their attitude for learning for their whole life.
Providing high quality care and education as well as maintaining a safe and healthy environment not only for children, but their families and educators are my main priority.
When I am not in the centre, you will find me spending time with my family, most likely watching movies, visiting our local park or at the beach.
I look forward to welcoming you and your family into our centre.

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Centre Reviews
Goodstart Hughesdale is the exceptional child care centre . We have seen a very good positive changes in our little one .Educators are... Goodstart Hughesdale is the exceptional child care centre . We have seen a very good positive changes in our little one .Educators are exceptional right from the nursery to the kinder education . Kinder teacher Luda is impressive . Her ways of teaching children is very nice and imbibes the good values to the children making them confident and go getter . Read more
Very good childcare and great staff. Very good childcare and great staff.
Thank you for your kind review, Manjunath! We’re delighted to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with the team at Goodstart Hughesdale.
I completed a 20-day placement in the Kinder Room (ages 3-5) at this center, and it was an incredibly challenging experience. My mentor,... I completed a 20-day placement in the Kinder Room (ages 3-5) at this center, and it was an incredibly challenging experience. My mentor, Luda, was by far the toughest and most difficult mentor I have ever had. Her approach often felt rude, making it an incredibly stressful time for me. However, if I were asked whether I would trust my own child in her care, my answer would be yes. Despite her harsh demeanor, Luda is the most organized and capable early childhood educator I’ve ever encountered. Her professionalism and dedication to the children are unmatched. For her exceptional skills as an educator, I give this experience a 5-star rating. Luda may be tough on trainees, but when it comes to caring for and educating children, she is the best in the field. Read more