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Goodstart Aspendale Gardens

Goodstart Aspendale Gardens

Vacancies available! To enquire about enrolments call our friendly team on 1800 222 543.

Approved play-based programs and caring educators.

6 Springvale Road, ASPENDALE GARDENS, 3195, VIC

6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays

Nursery, Toddler, Kindergarten

Welcome to Goodstart Aspendale Gardens!

We’re a purpose-built early learning centre on Bunurong land. Our care and education programs cater to the diverse needs of children, from babies to school age.

Discover our nurturing nurseries for our youngest learners, two toddler spaces, classrooms for three- and four-year-old kindergarten, and large outdoor yards. We invite you to book a tour; our team would love to show you around.

We’re on a service road just off Springvale Road, close to Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands, and a short drive from Aspendale Gardens Primary School.

What makes our centre special:

Large, renovated learning spaces for children to explore freely
Great location in a residential area, near schools and shops
Longstanding staff with over 10 years of experience
Two bachelor’s degree-qualified kindergarten teachers
Play-based government-approved and funded kinder program
A safe, well-staffed and supervised environment
We cover the cost of all nappies, meals and snacks
Music, doctor, and dentist incursions
Multicultural team that speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, Sinhalese, and Vietnamese

Our caring educators support children with individualised programs for each room, incorporating the new Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.

Each age-appropriate nurturing environment promotes physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, empowering children with skills for school and life. We keep track of their learning journeys by timestamping milestones and achievements.

When you arrive for your tour, you’ll see why our families love our convenient location. We’re in a safe base, just along a service road, close to a main road.

You’ll meet our longstanding staff, who take pride in working to build trusting, collaborative relationships with parents and guardians. We communicate regularly with families to ensure your peace of mind.

We look forward to showing you around our environment, which includes spacious walkways, well-resourced indoor learning spaces, and three yards for nature play. Our sustainable outdoor space features sandpits, a veggie patch, compost bins, a worm farm, and shade.

When you enrol with us, you’ll embark on our excellent orientation program that helps our new families get settled and feel at home.

We can’t wait to show you the difference at Goodstart Aspendale Gardens.

Learn more about Goodstart Aspendale Gardens

At Goodstart Aspendale Gardens, our philosophy centres around the belief that every child is a unique individual with their own interests and strengths. We embrace a play-based learning approach that nurtures curiosity and creativity, allowing children to explore their world in meaningful ways. 
We prioritise: 
1. Holistic Development: Supporting cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth through engaging and developmentally appropriate activities. 
2. Family and Community Engagement: Building strong partnerships with families and the community to create a supportive network for each child. 
3. Inclusive Environment: Celebrating diversity and ensuring that all children feel valued, respected, and included. 
4. Lifelong Learning: Instilling a love of learning by encouraging exploration, problem-solving, and critical thinking. 
Through our philosophy, we aim to create a safe, nurturing environment where children can thrive and become confident, capable learners. 
Children need to feel safe and supported to learn and grow, so we promote key educator relationships between our educators and children. Your child will have at least one educator (their key educator) who takes them under their wing and really gets to know them. 
Our Key Educator relationships help children form secure attachments. Educators work closely with smaller groups and individual children to better understand each child. These relationships lead to improved outcomes for children as we foster more communication between families and educators. 
We inform families regularly about their child's progress and welcome family involvement in our centre events and activities.  
At our Goodstart Aspendale Gardens centre, we're proud to inspire your child's love of learning with the support of our passionate and qualified early childhood experts. Teachers with bachelor's degrees run our three and four-year-old kindergarten program, so children can be well on their way to excellent learning outcomes by the time they start school. 
At Goodstart, we believe all children deserve the best possible start in life, which includes access to high-quality early childhood education and care. We offer:  
- Discounts on multiple days  
- All day sessions  
- Fee assistance programs for families that need support
We work closely with parents to ensure the individual needs, interests and strengths of children are considered, and our learning goals reflect them. Using Storypark, a wonderful communication platform, we stay in close touch with families and ensure you're well informed about your child's development and achievements. 
Click here to book your tour or call our Family Services team to find out more on 1800 222 543.

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When every moment counts, make them Goodstart moments.

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Hello, I am Chathu, I am the Centre Director here at Goodstart Aspendale Gardens.

I am a passionate Early Childhood professional with over 16 years of experience, and I have been fortunate to be part of Goodstart Early Learning for the last 11 years where I have been holding various roles ranging from an Educator to a Centre Director. I hold an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education. I have been working as a Centre Director for the last 8 years.

As a child-focused leader, I believe in providing the best possible care and quality education to children and make a positive contribution towards young children’s development and learning journey.

Here at Goodstart Aspendale Gardens, we recognise that families are our primary partners and foundation in children’s growth and development. We aim to build and maintain collaborative partnerships with families where they will be involved in shared decision making to ensure the best learning and development outcomes for children.

I look forward to welcoming you and your family to our centre.

Government Funded Kindergarten Program

At Aspendale Gardens, you and your child can enjoy the best of both worlds. Our early learning centre offers a Government-funded kindergarten program and long day care under the one roof. Our kindergarten teachers are University qualified and provide a play-based learning program that will support your child in learning the skills for school and life.

Fees and inclusions

Out-of-pocket cost with With CCS subsidy:

$98.67 $84.24 $69.81 $55.38 /day out-of-pocket*

Out-of-pocket cost with With CCS subsidy:

$91.37 $76.94 $62.51 $48.08 /day out-of-pocket*

Calculate your CCS subsidy

With multi-child discounts and government funded Kindergarten/Preschool in some states, out-of-pocket costs could be even less than you think!

The above fees are effective from 6 July 2026 and are based on a 10 hour session, for attendance between 2 and 4 days per week. 5 day bookings receive a generous discount per day. Note that different combinations of sessions times and number of days can increase or decrease the daily rate.

* Estimates are calculated based on CCS rates as of January 2026, for an activity level of 72 activity hours on a 10hr session and a 3 day booking.