Goodstart stories
Goodstarters make their mark at the annual ECA National Conference
More than 60 Goodstarters from across the country joined in Brisbane for the ECA National conference...
Goodstart was founded by a partnership of four of Australia’s leading charities who recognised a child’s early years experiences had a huge influence on the rest of their lives — The Benevolent Society, The Brotherhood of St Laurence, Mission Australia, and Social Ventures Australia.
For more than a decade Goodstart, as a not-for-profit social enterprise, has been creating positive social change by giving Australia’s children, especially our most vulnerable, the best possible start in life through access to high quality early learning and care.
Today, Goodstart is Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and Australia’s largest non-government provider of preschool and kindergarten programs.
We employ more than 15,800 employees including 2000 teachers and provide high quality early learning to more than 61,400 children across over 654 centres nation-wide.
Around one third of our centres are in rural and regional areas and around one quarter are in low socio-economic areas.
Our Vision is for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life.
Our Purpose is to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.
Our Strategic Goals (2021 - 2025) represent the next phase in our journey to further deliver on our purpose and be the most rewarding and inclusive place to work.
Learn more about who we are and The Goodstart Story.
Goodstart stories
Goodstart stories
More than 60 Goodstarters from across the country joined in Brisbane for the ECA National conference...
Government and sector
Government and sector
Jayneen was interviewed by Marie Stuart, Safeguarding Children Coordinator & Social Inclusion Coordi...