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Goodstart Eight Mile Plains

Goodstart Eight Mile Plains

Tailored early learning programs from nursery to kindergarten

Multicultural centre with six age-specific outdoor areas.

5 Buckingham Place, EIGHT MILE PLAINS, 4113, QLD

6:30am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays

Nursery, Toddler, Kindergarten

Welcome to Goodstart Eight Mile Plains!

Our early learning centre is built on Meanjin Country. You’ll find us in a convenient location near the busway station and Technology Park.

We provide tailored, nurturing long day care from nursery and toddlers to kindergarten across eight age-specific rooms in our purpose-built double centre. Our beautiful centre offers a natural homely feel, providing the children with a calm and easy transition between home and our centre.

Our dedicated, longstanding team fosters strong relationships with families, providing an enriching environment and supportive community. Why not take a tour? We’d love to show you around.

Some of the key reasons local families enrol with us:

Eight age-specific rooms with six outdoor play areas
Experienced educators, many with over a decade of service
Strong school-readiness focus with local school connections
Engaging excursions, including visits to local parks and cultural sites
Close to major transport hubs and workplaces, ideal for commuting families
Four early childhood teachers leading tailored programming
Play-based curriculum guided by the Early Years Learning Framework
Multilingual staff who speak English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tongan, Spanish, Portuguese, and Vietnamese

Our centre's design separates nursery and toddler care from the kindergarten program, allowing each age group to thrive in spaces tailored to their developmental needs.

We prioritise open communication with families, ensuring each child's learning journey is supported at home and in our centre.

Our educators' longevity speaks to the strong, trusting relationships we've built within our community.

Experience the warmth and dedication of our team firsthand. Book a tour today and discover how we can support your child's early learning journey.

Learn more about Goodstart Eight Mile Plains

At Goodstart Eight Mile Plains, 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 Eight Mile Plains 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 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  
- 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.

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When every moment counts, make them Goodstart moments.

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Hi my name is Chantelle and I am the Centre Director at Goodstart Eight Mile Plains

I began working in the early learning sector in 1999 at ABC Daisy hill, this is where my career evolved and I became the Director by 2005.

In 2010 ABC became Goodstart and I also went on leave for my first child. Since then, I have worked over a couple of different centres as the Director for Goodstart and had two more children. I became the director here at the Eight-mile plains centre in 2017 and have enjoyed every minute of it.

I choose to work in Early Education because I believe that the first five years of a child’s life are integral to building a strong foundation for their future and I want to be a part of encouraging them to grow and develop a love of learning early in life.

As the centre Director I believe I am the one guiding the ship while I ensure my educators and teaches are supported whilst building meaningful relationships with children, families and our community.
As a mother of three boys I feel my experiences with them growing up has shaped my understanding around the importance of creating a secure, safe and supportive environment for all families and children.

I look forward to welcoming you and your family to Goodstart Eight-mile plains.
We warmly welcome new families so pop in and we can take you on a tour and you can see the wonderful environments and experiences we have created for our children. We would love to listen to your story and explore how we can support you and your child on your early years journey.

Structured Kindergarten Program

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

Fees and inclusions

Out-of-pocket cost with With CCS subsidy:

$82.04 $67.61 $53.18 $38.75 /day out-of-pocket*

Out-of-pocket cost with With CCS subsidy:

$71.70 $57.27 $42.84 $28.41 /day out-of-pocket*

Calculate your CCS subsidy

With multi-child discounts and government funded Kindergarten/Preschool in some states, out-of-pocket costs could be even less than you think!

The above fees are effective from 6 July 2026 and are based on a 10 hour session, for attendance between 2 and 4 days per week. 5 day bookings receive a generous discount per day. Note that different combinations of sessions times and number of days can increase or decrease the daily rate.

* Estimates are calculated based on CCS rates as of January 2026, for an activity level of 72 activity hours on a 10hr session and a 3 day booking.