Goodstart Helensvale

We love outdoor sensory fun and offer extra enrichment

We are located on the lands of the Yugambeh peoples.

111 Mildura Drive, HELENSVALE, 4212, QLD

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

Nursery, Toddler, Kindergarten

Welcome to Goodstart Early Learning Helensvale.

We're a fun, safe place led by a committed and caring team. We focus on excellent communication with our families and personalised learning journeys for every child.

At Goodstart Helensvale our centre is dedicated to providing a nurturing and educational environment for children 6 weeks to school age.

If you have a curious, sensory little learner our Family Services team can check what's available at Goodstart Helensvale for you. Enter your contact details below, and we'll call you back with our vacancies.

Our centre offers:

Stimulating and welcoming indoor environments, while outside we offer many sensory and play-based opportunities for learning.
Our educators are long-term members of Goodstart Helensvale and each is a qualified early childhood professional, passionate about providing children with a safe nurturing environment that promotes a love of learning.
We take great care in the development of the centre’s curriculum.

If you're looking for early education and care for your family, we'll answer your questions below. Jump straight to the topic you need by selecting it, or keep scrolling to read them all.

Learn more about Goodstart Helensvale

At Goodstart Helensvale we believe in fostering a love of learning from an early age. Our curriculum is designed to cater to each child's individual needs, promoting cognitive, social, and emotional development through play-based learning activities. 
Our team of experienced and dedicated educators is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment for children. With a focus on building strong, positive relationships, we go out of our way to see your child feel valued and supported every day.
Safety is our top priority and we look after our centres. They're intentionally designed to make the best use of our early learning resources and our settings are enriching and engaging. From spacious outdoor play areas to well-appointed learning spaces, we'll have many things that meet your child's interests and individual needs. 
If your child attends childcare with us, they can stay with us until they start school. At Goodstart Helensvale we offer a government-assessed and approved kindergarten Program. This curriculum is designed as a part of the Australian government's early years learning framework and it's delivered by bachelor-qualified early childhood teachers. This early education program applies across the country with school readiness in mind.
At Goodstart, we believe all children deserve the best possible start in life, and that includes access to high-quality early childhood education and care.

We offer:
Discounts on multiple days
All day sessions
Discounts on combined Before School and After School Care (applicable centres only)
Fee assistance programs for families
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 Key Educator who takes them under their wing and really gets to know them. We keep families informed with regular updates on their child's progress and we welcome family involvement in our centre events and activities.
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My name is Mardi Luff, and I am the Centre Director here at Helensvale.

I have over 20 years’ experience in the early childhood sector, from a family daycare educator, 3+ year old playgroup coordinator, inclusion support facilitator, early years team leader, professional support consultant, and centre manager for both private, non-for-profit and community managed services.
I hold a Bachelor of Education Early Years (Honours) at Monash University.

My husband and I have moved to Hope Island from Melbourne, Victoria after living there for over 24 years, and I am excited to be joining an organisation who is committed to helping their community and are advocates for vulnerable children.

I am passionate about the Four Pillars of security needed in a child’s life in order for them to thrive;

People: The adults and children in a child’s life who they have a trusting, reciprocal relationship with
Place: The places where the children feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connectedness to
Routine: Dependable routines, such as the same time they get up each day and family meal times
Ritual: The favourite story a child likes to have read at bedtime before they go to sleep or a specific toy they need to take with them to the service.

Adults also need the same Pillars of Security to support our own psychological safety.   It is my passion for psychological safety for both the children and team I am responsible for, that I embark on a Graduate Diploma of Psychology with Monash University.

Our role as early childhood educators is to cultivate curious minds in order to support your children for what is and what is yet to come in their ever changing world, through 21^st century learning approaches; creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication. We all know that young children learn best by being active participants in their own learning, therefore we will continue to provide learning environments for children to explore, investigate, hypothesise, play, problem-solve and be innovators and critical thinkers.

I look forward to building authentic, responsive and reciprocal relationships with the team, children, families and the community; to get to know the children’s individual personalities, the team’s strengths, skills and hidden talents, and to build a community of learners for both the children and the team, teaching to learn and learning to teach to help the children and educators reach their full potential.

Mardi Luff

Structured Kindergarten Program

At Helensvale, 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

Nursery & Toddler

Kindergarten

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The above fees are effective from 7 July 2025 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.

Nappies
Storypark
Food provided
Qualified and dedicated early childhood carers and educators

Age appropriate toys, books and reading materials
Age appropriate shaded playgrounds
Quiet, tranquil sleeping room in Nursery
Parking available
Breast feeding area
Sunscreen
Debit payment options
Reduced rate for multiple days per child per week
Active Child Program (Get up and Grow Program by Australian Government Department of Health)

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Structured Kindergarten Program

We're very happy because Umi learned a lot and enjoyed her going to Kindy. At same time, she's sad to say 'Goodbye'. Thank you for taking care of our daughter.

Kazuharu - Parent Testimonial

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