Goodstart Toongabbie

Small early learning centre for babies through preschoolers.

Exceeding-rated long day care on Dharug country.

128 Cornelia Road, TOONGABBIE, 2146, NSW

View in Google Maps

7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday

Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays

More details

Nursery
Toddler
Preschool

See gallery

More details

About our centre

Welcome to Goodstart Toongabbie!

We’re a smaller, focused service with three rooms: a serene and nurturing nursery for our babies, a toddler learning and exploration space, and a preschool classroom where we deliver a play-based, teacher-led curriculum based on the Early Years Framework.

You’ll find us on Cornelia Road near Lucretia Road. We’re close to Toongabbie Plaza and Valencia Park, just a short drive to Toongabbie Train station. Why not take a tour and let us show you around?

What makes our centre special:

Exceeding rating, so you know we’re above the standard
Our commitment to high levels of staff training
Many former and existing families return to us with their babies
Open communication and connection to the community
Longstanding teachers with bachelor’s degrees
Beautiful renovated outdoor nursery area for our youngest children

Our diverse educators come from various backgrounds, which helps our multicultural families feel at home, while language and culture variety add rich experiences to all children.

You could meet Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi, Japanese, Telugu, Sinhalese, Gujarati, Sinhala, and Tamil speakers during your tour.

Many of our team members are longstanding – two of our three teachers have been with us for 10+ years – and always keep up to date with best practices. We are committed to ensuring all our staff obtain the highest qualifications, training, and upskilling opportunities that Goodstart provides.

Being a smaller service, we can nurture and focus on our limited group of children. Our schedule remains exciting and varied, including various incursions or excursions.

We always make families feel welcome, and we’re honoured that so many come back to us with their new babies and younger children.

Discover the beautiful outdoor area adjoining our nursery. We’ve recently renovated and improved it, adding soft areas and stepping stones that your little one will love as they learn to navigate the world.

We believe family is a child’s first teacher, contributing to their beliefs and values. We strive to maintain continuity between the home and the centre. Let us show you the difference at Goodstart Toongabbie.

Enrol now!

When every moment counts, make them Goodstart moments.

Enquire now

Learn more about Goodstart Toongabbie

At Goodstart Toongabbie, 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 Toongabbie 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 preschool program, so children can be well on their way to excellent learning outcomes by the time they start reception. 
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.

Fiona Jing Zhao

Centre Director

My name is Fiona, and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Early Learning Toongabbie.

I have been in Early Childhood Education and Care for 16 years, with experiences with children across all ages between 0-5 years. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.

I am very passionate about early learning and providing children with the best start in their lives. With my professional pedagogies and leadership, I am here to support and lead a group of exceptional educators to provide all children with a meaningful and inclusive learning environment, to reach their potential in their early learning and to develop their best in their unique ways.

Here at Goodstart Toongabbie, we are fortunate to work alongside highly experienced, highly qualified, and long-standing educators, who all have the mission to provide high-quality care and education programs to your child.

Please don’t hesitate to stop by and say hello and meet the wonderful team at Goodstart Toongabbie.

I look forward to meeting you, your family, and your child to join our Toongabbie Family.