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Goodstart Lavington

490 Mutsch Street, LAVINGTON, 2641, NSW
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays
Nursery, Toddler, Preschool

Goodstart Early Learning Lavington Central is located in the beautiful surroundings of Albury Wodonga

At our service, we thrive to achieve the highest possible quality of care by providing a variety of detailed and aesthetically pleasing activities for children aged six weeks through to six years. Goodstart Lavington has been part of the local community for more than 15 years.

Goodstart Lavington actively works with Holy Spirit School, Lavington Library and local businesses to maintain our community links. Our educators are all highly qualified; all holding a Certificate 3 in Children's Services or higher. We have educators who have been at the child care centre ranging from 1 year up to 20 years, who bring a variety of knowledge and culture to the centre.

Inside, all of the rooms  - from Nursery to Preschool - are set up in line with an Early Years Learning Framework, with sensory and play based learning opportunities. Colourful, stimulating and engaging environments ensure that children have the chance to grow and develop through sensory, play-based learning.

At Goodstart Lavington, we value communication and we have various mediums of communication with families. Our Storypark platform, as well as regular family events and emails, enable us to stay in close contact with parents and families, ensuring open and clear communication. This also means we can tailor each program to the child’s individual needs, interests and strengths – as well as the strong level of cultural diversity in our centre.

Variety and flexibility play a vital role in the planning of the day to day activities. Every child is given choice and independence is greatly encouraged through flexible play. Cognitive, physical, fine motor and social skills are just some of the skills developed as our staff plan and provide challenging yet rewarding experiences for your child.

Outside, we have an open and spacious playground with sandpits, climbing equipment, vegie patch and lots of shade that enables us to include outdoor play year round.

Family and community are very important in our centre with any parent and community input welcome. We are dedicated to making our child care centre as warm and as friendly for our families as possible. We ensure this by making our selves available at any time and also in our willingness to help make childcare a pleasurable experience for your child as much as it is for us. Through consultation with families we implement excursions throughout the centre, develop programs and learning environments and fundraise together to support local and national charities.

Come in and see for yourself how we can help give your child the best start in life – and give you peace of mind! We would love the chance to show you around.

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Tammyn Heafield

Centre Director
Hi, I’m Tammyn and I’m the Centre Director here at Goodstart Lavington.

I have been the Centre Director at Goodstart Lavington since July 2025.
I hold a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education, and take great joy and satisfaction in overseeing the educational programs and care at Goodstart Lavington.

I have been in the Early Childhood industry for over 20 years and as a Director for 1 year. I have worked in a range of services both private and non for profit, in the Northeast region, working with children from birth to 12 years.

My Early Learning values:
I strongly believe that your child’s first experiences in early childhood education should be positive as it establishes their attitude for learning for their whole life.

What I love about our community:
The fact we’re a rural city with a small country town heart. I love working and living in a community where I have been born and raised.

A little more about me:
When I’m not in the centre, you’ll find me spending time with my family, spoiling my many pets, looking for some antiques or quirky retro treasures or listening to music!

Why your child should spend the day with me (and the amazing team at Goodstart Lavington):
At Goodstart Lavington we believe in being an active part of our community by giving the children in our care the opportunity to be active civic participants and through the provision of high-quality early childhood education and care that encourages children’s sense of wonder, curiosity, and intellectual engagement.

I look forward to welcoming you and your family!

Structured Preschool Program

At Lavington, you and your child can enjoy the best of both worlds. Our centre offers a preschool program and long day care under the one roof. Our preschool teachers are University qualified and provide a play-based learning program that will support your child in learning the skills for school and life.

Structured Preschool Program

At Lavington, you and your child can enjoy the best of both worlds. Our centre offers a preschool program and long day care under the one roof. Our preschool 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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