Goodstart Forest Gardens - Childcare Centre

Kindergarten Approved Program: Queensland Government

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From 1 January 2020 Goodstart families will no longer be charged for public holidays

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About Goodstart Forest Gardens

Goodstart Forest Gardens comprises of a double building centre located close to local shops, schools, doctors and off the highway in Forest Gardens, as well as being surrounded by local parks and community facilities.

Our centre caters for children 6 weeks to school age with our Babyworld building hosting two toddler rooms and two nursery rooms. Our Main building consists of Senior Toddlers, Pre-Kindergarten room and a government approved Kindergarten program with a bachelor qualified Early Childhood Teacher.

We were recently voted Cairns Best Childcare Centre 2017 by the public for Star 102.7 and the centre environment truly reflects this.

Our centre has a beautiful, newly renovated playground in our large yards and many engaging learning and play spaces to be discovered by your family. Children are encouraged to discover, learn and play while being cared for at our high quality facility.

Programs for all of the rooms are supported by the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines and cater to children’s needs and development while ensuring high quality care. We aim to be an integral part of our community and ensure reciprocal relationships with our families.

Please feel free to book in a centre tour to view our high quality centre and meet our qualified, dedicated team.

We provide early learning & care to these groups:

Miranda Tait Centre Director

Hello, my name is Miranda Tait and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Forest Gardens.

I hold a Diploma of Children’s Services and have been in the early childhood industry for over 12 years. I have worked across a number of positions within the sector before starting my role as Centre Director at Goodstart Forest Gardens in 2016.

I am passionate about the importance of children having access to quality early learning – the first five years last a lifetime so we have an opportunity to make a real difference to children’s outcomes. I am also deeply committed to developing positive and reciprocal relationships with children and their families. I believe all children should have the best possible start in life and I am lucky enough to lead a team of talented and passionate educators who support and deliver this belief.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or come in for a centre tour to view our amazing learning and play spaces and learn about the programs we offer here at Goodstart Forest Gardens.

Testimonials

Stacey

08/09/2017

"Goodstart Forest Gardens has gone above and beyond expectations when it comes to care. Not only do they look after my daughter with the highest standards in the business but read more the attention to detail is phenomenal. All of the staff are friendly and approachable no matter what age group they work with, my child truly loves attending and loves her teachers. I highly recommend Good Start Forest Gardens to all parents. "
May

05/01/2017

"My daughter has grown so much in confidence since starting at forest gardens good start. The team there have done an amazing job with teaching my daughter so many new things."
Cassandra

14/11/2016

"We have seen our child make such great steps. She is now more independent and confident. And loves to go to kindy."
Kayla

22/09/2016

"I would just like to say a big thank you to the team at forest gardens for looking after my two children . Without your hard work and dedication parents like myself wouldn't read more be able to get back to the work force. With my youngest having medical conditions as well it was a hard choice to let her go to the centre. But the teacher made it an easy transition for me and I could call or pop in as much as I liked. So thank you all once again."
Helen

12/05/2016

"I'm so glad I chose Goodstart Forest Gardens. I have gone from being a very anxious mother to feeling very comfortable and confident that my son is having fun and learning read more with fantastic staff. They are always happy to see us and keen to keep up to date with our family situation. I could not recommend this centre more highly."

Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is a Government payment to help eligible families who use approved and registered child care, such as all Goodstart Early Learning centres. CCS payments help eligible families reduce their weekly payments and can also help make child care more affordable for Goodstart Early Learning families. To find out more information about what you may be eligible for, use our Simple Subsidy Estimator.

Government Approved Kindergarten Program

At Goodstart Forest Gardens, the program is underpinned by the Australian Government National Quality Framework and is a time of transition, learning and fun. 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.

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Goodstart Forest Gardens - Childcare Centre

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About Goodstart Forest Gardens

We provide early learning & care to these groups:

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Nursery

Toddler

Toddler

Kindergarten

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Miranda Tait Centre Director

Stacey

May

Cassandra

Kayla

Helen

Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

Government Approved Kindergarten Program

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