7:30am to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday
Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays
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Caring, long-term educators, including seven passionate early childhood teachers, deliver our tailored curricula. Together with our well-resourced environments and large natural yard, we offer an enriching experience for your child from nursery to kindergarten.
Why not take a tour and see for yourself? We'd love to show you around.
Our service is on Belmore Road in Balwyn, conveniently near Greythorne Primary School and Booroondara Sports Complex. We are also close to shops, bus stops, and a train station.
At Goodstart Minifie Park, families love our community-focused approach, where relationships are at the heart of everything we do.
We offer a safe, nurturing environment where your child can grow, learn, and explore through indoor and outdoor activities, incursions, and excursions.
Children engage with nature in our expansive and stimulating yards, while meals prepared by our chef reflect the cultural diversity of our community.
Our educators focus on supporting young learners in developing social skills, emotional regulation, and school readiness in age-appropriate ways, in line with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.
With a longstanding team, families feel confident in the care and attention their children receive. Our centre's community involvement, including the parent committee, ensures every child feels supported and connected.
Book a tour today and see how our inclusive programs, diverse environments and meaningful family connections create an enriching environment for your child's early learning journey.
At Goodstart Minifie Park, 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:
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 Minifie Park Early Childhood Centre, we're proud to inspire your child's love of learning with the support of our passionate and qualified Early Childhood Teacher. Teachers with bachelor's degrees run our 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:
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.
Centre Director
My name is Kate and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Minifie Park.
I have a Bachelor in Early Childhood Teaching. I have worked in the childcare sector for the last 19 years, 10 of which I have spent as a Centre Director.
I have worked with all age groups and have been involved in all aspects of child development. I love working with children and believe in providing a warm, comfortable, relaxed learning environment where parents and children can feel a sense of belonging.
I look forward to working with you and your family.
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
