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Goodstart Early Learning Clarinda offers state-of-the-art facilities, a friendly atmosphere and high-quality care and education. Our centre provides a modern yet home like, naturally inspired environment, with a strong focus on families and the local community. We cater for children aged six weeks to five years.
In all our rooms from Nursery to Kindergarten, our educational program and practices are designed in-line with the Victorian Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standards. Our Kindergarten program has the Victorian State Government ‘Kinder Tick.’
Our centre will be located only 1.5 kilometres from the train station and next to your local primary school. We have 16 carparks to make your drop-off and pick-ups easier.
At Goodstart Clarinda, we’re more than an early learning centre, we’re a welcoming community where every family feels at home. Our passionate, multilingual team celebrates the many cultures that make up Clarinda, ensuring every child and family feels understood, included and supported from day one.
Here’s what makes our centre so special:
â—¾ Purpose-built on one level – thoughtfully designed with six spacious learning areas, each tailored to inspire curiosity and a love of learning.
â—¾ Modern yet homely design – a calm, naturally inspired environment that feels safe and familiar for little learners.
â—¾ Nursery rooms with dedicated sleep spaces – giving our youngest children the comfort and rest they need to thrive.
â—¾ Seamless indoor–outdoor connection – every room opens directly to our outdoor play spaces, featuring large sandpits, a wooden cubby, a sensory garden, a mud kitchen, and gentle water play.
â—¾ Family lounge with complimentary tea and coffee – a warm space for parents to relax, connect, or chat with our educators.
â—¾ Convenient onsite parking – 16 spaces for easy drop-off and pick-up.
At Goodstart Clarinda, families are part of our story, together, we create a nurturing place where children grow, learn, and belong. 💛
To visit our centre for a tour, please email enrolments@goodstart.org.au. During your centre tour you will meet our team and learn more about our commitment to your child’s early learning journey.
Your new purpose-built Early Learning centre has five separate and spacious age-based learning spaces, including a nursery, a toddler learning space, three-year-old and four-year-old kindergarten.
In all our rooms, from Nursery to Kindergarten, our educational program and practices are set-up in line with the Victorian Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standards.
Through sensory and play-based learning we offer your child the highest level of early education, while supporting and promoting their individual needs, interests, and strengths.
Our team is passionate, caring, qualified and regularly attend professional development programs. We work together to ensure we provide a safe, nurturing and caring environment.
â—¾ Your child will get to participate in extracurricular activities throughout the year.
â—¾ We use the Storypark app to send you stories, photos, videos, and messages while your child is at our centre.
â—¾ At Goodstart your child will receive a hat, t-shirt, meals, and snacks (we supply nappies for your baby too.)
The best way to see our facilities, meet the team and explore how we can support your child’s early learning journey is to book a tour. Please email enrolments@goodstart.org.au to express your interest.
Hello, Namaste, Wominjeka, Kia ora, Ni hao, Sat sri kal, bonjour, Ciao, Ya sas. My name is Kashmira Naushad Bhathena, born in Mumbai, India. I have completed my Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mumbai University and my post graduate Diploma in early childhood education from University of Auckland.
I was working as preparatory teacher in a state government school for a year before I moved to Auckland, New Zealand in 2004 where I restarted my early childhood journey. In 2013 I moved from New Zealand to Melbourne, Australia. I have over 20 years of experience in the early childhood education. I have been working at Goodstart since 2013.
I believe it takes a village to raise a child, there are various factors from family, childcare setting/school to our local community that influence in shaping the identity of a child. The first 5years are crucial in building the strong foundation for children which will enhance their identity throughout their life. When children are enrolled in our service, we nurture them and enhance and extend their prior knowledge in order to achieve best outcomes for them. I view a child as a capable, competent human being who is learning more than 100 languages of life by being a curious, exploring, in awe of the big wide world, filled with wonderment, discoverer, full of questions and I believe we need to support the 100 languages to encourage their love for lifelong learning. I believe learning doesn’t only occur within the walls of our service but our outdoor environment and the wider community play an important role to enhance children’s as valued members of our community.
Goodstart is the largest not for profit organisation in our early childhood sector and I believe all decision making that takes place is for the betterment of our community of learners. They are advocating on behalf of the various stakeholders with the government which will help with achieving best outcomes for the community.
I believe in building strong trusting and respectful relationship with our children and families to help understand their needs, interest, goals, and aspiration which will help us t extend learning and development of our children. I always want to support families with suggestions, professional development, links with other community partners to overcome various parenting challenges they might come across.
I look forward to welcoming you and your family to Goodstart Clarinda. We warmly welcome new families, so please stop by! We would love to explore how we can support you and your child on their pathway to lifelong learning.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions, or better yet, book a centre tour to see firsthand the wonderful environment we've created for our children. Together, we can make these early years enriching and memorable.
Warm regards,
Kashmira Bhathena
At Clarinda, 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.
At Clarinda, 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.
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
7:00am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
