Goodstart Mont Albert

Nurturing care and kindergarten in a vibrant, diverse community

Dynamic and engaging programs on Wurundjeri land.

15 Wellesley Street, MONT ALBERT, 3127, VIC

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6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday

Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays

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About our centre

Welcome to Goodstart Mont Albert!

We are a family-focused early learning centre on Wurundjeri land.

Our nurturing environment offers six vibrant rooms, including three nurseries, a toddler space, and two kindergarten classrooms.

We proudly celebrate diversity, creating strong connections with families through our multicultural programs and supportive team.

Why not take a tour? We’d love to show you why so many families trust us with their child’s early learning journey.

Some of the reasons you’ll want to enrol at our early learning centre:

Enriching multilingual literacy program led by our multicultural team
Longstanding, passionate educators - many here for 10-20+ years!
Walking distance to tram, train, local cafés and primary schools
Strong community ties with local schools, library, and council programs
Bush Kindy program, sports, regular incursions like reptile shows, Bunnings, Indigenous musicians, library, STEM activities, the military, dentist, guide dogs and local police.

At Goodstart Mont Albert, we are passionate about building a home-like, welcoming space where every child is supported and valued.

Two teachers with bachelor’s degrees lead programming in our kindergarten rooms, so your child’s early education is in good hands. We plan approved curricula based on the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, flexible around children’s strengths and interests.

Our longstanding educators ensure consistency and care. They have deep knowledge of child development and creative activities, so children feel understood and engaged.

Your child will thrive in our beautifully updated learning spaces and natural outdoor areas, which inspire exploration and discovery.

Families love our strong focus on community connection and creating a truly inclusive environment. We proudly host cultural events, wildlife gardening programs, Bush Kindy, and visits from local heroes.

At our centre, you’ll meet Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Tamil, Sinhalese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Motu, Pidgin English, Indonesian, and Indigenous language speakers! Our diverse staff helps our multicultural families feel at home and enriches the experience of all children.

Whether you’re seeking nurturing nursery care or a dynamic kindergarten program, we have a place for you. During your tour, you’ll meet our wonderful team and experience the difference at our centre. We hope to welcome you into the Goodstart Mont Albert family soon.

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Learn more about Goodstart Mont Albert

At Goodstart Mont Albert, 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 Mont Albert 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  
- Discounted shorter 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.

Kamal Daruwalla

Centre Director

Hi, my name is Kamal and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Mont Albert. I have my Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood and been involved in the Childcare Sector for the past 20 years. This encompassed working in Family Day Care, owning and operating two centres, and working in a private Long Day Care before arriving at Goodstart Mont Albert in 2012.

I believe the environment plays a major role in the success of an early childhood program and should enhance the children’s interests in all developmental domains. Children learn through play and our centre provides opportunities for them to explore, discover, create, and imagine. Our team of dedicated Educators provide children with the assurance they need of being loved and cared for, while enjoying an educational program.

We consider families to be of vital importance and parents can spend time in the rooms occasionally, so that they are aware of the details of their child’s learning.

We look forward to meeting you and welcome the opportunity to show you around our wonderful centre and meet our devoted team of educators.