Centre name

We're located at 159 Hawthorne Road, HAWTHORNE, QLD, 4171
-27.465452,153.059753
Phone 07 3899 1955
Opening hours 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Monday to Friday

Special directions

Travelling by car Corner of Hawthorne Road and Miles Street.
Travelling by public transport

Parking details

Parking Plenty of off street parking.

Our centre is located on a quiet street in the leafy suburb of Hawthorne. We are situated close to public transport with the City Cat and bus stops nearby.

We are also just blocks away from the popular Hawthorne Park and trendy Oxford Street in Bulimba.We are open 52 weeks a year and are only closed on weekends and gazette public holidays. We cater for children from 15 months to school age. 

We pride ourselves on being a family based centre. We have a small but very dedicated team at the centre, a number of whom have worked here for many years. Our staff are very experienced, qualified, and hold their current blue card, CPR and First Aid. They are passionate about the centre, children and families.

Once a week we also offer Kinda Dance which allows children to experience a half hour lesson with a qualified dance and movement instructor. We also offer "Ginger Sports" which is an incursion providing soccer skills to the children. There is a small charge for these lessons, which is arranged through the instructor.

Kimberley Shadbolt
Centre Director

My name is Kimberley Shadbolt. I started working for Goodstart Early Learing at the Murarrie centre back in 2004 as a Group Leader in the Nursery. I also spent six months as a Group Leader in the Toddler’s room. In September 2009 I stepped up to a Centre Director role at Goodstart Early Learning Murarrie before transferring to Goodstart Early Learning Hawthorne in July 2010.

I love spending time with children of all age groups and watching them develop into happy little people.I hold a current blue card, First Aid, CPR and Diploma of Children’s Services. I am currently studying my Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services.

I look forward to meeting you and your family.