About Goodstart Burnside
Goodstart Early Learning Burnside is a 90 place child care centre that caters for children aged six weeks to six years.
There are six rooms: two Nursery Rooms, two Toddler Rooms, a Prekinder and Kinder Room. Our Kindergarten Educator holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Learning.
We have three spacious outdoor playgrounds and there is a large variety of equipment to facilitate active play.
We have a qualified Centre Cook who prepares hot, nutritious meals each day. We cater to dietary alternatives for children who have allergies to dairy, egg and wheat. We are a nut free – egg free centre. Meals provided each day are breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack.
At Goodstart Burnside, all our Educators have First Aid qualifications as well as Anaphylaxis and Asthma management training.
We celebrate a variety of occasions and community events throughout the year: Chinese New Year, Red Nose Day, Jeans for Genes Day, Daffodil Day, Crazy Hair Day, Pyjama Day, Diwali, AFL Week, Mother's and Father's Day, Easter and Christmas. Invitations are extended to parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents for some of these special celebrations.
Our child care educators pride themselves on delivering a fun and educational learning experience for each child in their care. They work hard to ensure strong friendships are built and flourish during a child's day at Goodstart Early Learning Burnside.
We provide early learning & care to these groups:
Nursery
Nursery
0-2 years
Toddler
Toddler
2-3 years
Pre-Kinder 3-4 years
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
3 year old kinder
4 year old kinder
Find us!
We're located at:
277-281 Westwood Drive
BURNSIDE VIC 3023
Ph: 03 8361 7328
Opening hours:
Monday
6:30 a.m.
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6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
6:30 a.m.
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6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
6:30 a.m.
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6:30 p.m.
Thursday
6:30 a.m.
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6:30 p.m.
Friday
6:30 a.m.
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6:30 p.m.
Rea Torres Centre Director
Hi, my name is Rea Torres and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Burnside. I have been working in the Childcare Industry for 14 years and hold a Diploma of Children’s Services. My vision for Burnside has come from my work experience over many years in the childcare industry, starting out as an Educator, then an Assistant Director and now a Director at Goodstart Burnside.
Our Educators at Burnside are dedicated and committed to the children in their care. Our Educators continue to develop their skillset, to extend their learning, to reach their full potential at work and in life. Each day our Educators are planning, researching and implementing new activities, learning experiences and making sure the ‘fun’ element is always included – we know that children learn through play. I want to see our children grow and develop as individuals, eager to learn, ready to challenge ideas, invent and have fun.
Our Centre is inclusive of every child, every family, every culture. Learning from each other’s differences can only enrich our lives; it teaches acceptance and tolerance and promotes understanding and respect.
I am proud of our Centre, our Educators, our programs and grateful for the relationships we have developed with our children and their families.
I encourage you to take a tour through our Centre, experience our rooms filled with children playing, learning, discovering. I look forward to hearing from you soon so that I can welcome your family to ours.
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