Goodstart Wavell Heights

Nurturing care for children aged six weeks to five years on Turrbal Country

A welcoming, multicultural community with expert educators.

231 Hamilton Road, WAVELL HEIGHTS, 4012, QLD

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

Nursery, Toddler, Kindergarten

Quality Childcare and Early Learning in Wavell Heights

Welcome to Goodstart Wavell Heights! We're proud to provide a welcoming, community-focused early learning environment for children aged six weeks to five years on Turrbal Land.

Conveniently located on the corner of Hamilton and Newman Roads – just minutes from Westfield Chermside, local schools, and public transport – our centre offers high-quality care and education supported by five qualified teachers.

Every child from nursery to kindergarten benefits from nurturing relationships, stable educators and engaging learning spaces that help them feel safe, supported and inspired to grow.

We invite you to tour our service and see the difference firsthand. We'd love to show you around.

What makes Goodstart Wavell Heights special:

Five bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teachers running our QLD Government-approved kindy program
Three dedicated playgrounds designed to nurture and stretch different age groups
Experienced, longstanding educators who families know and trust providing consistency
Inclusive, multicultural team fluent in languages including Kannada, Telugu, Urdu, Konkani, Nepali, Filipino, Mandarin, Khmer, Portuguese, and Spanish
Regular exciting incursions and excursions such as community events, farm visits and animal encounters
Recently renovated, purpose-built centre with three vibrant, natural outdoor spaces for exploration and discovery
Strong communication and partnerships with families through Storypark and regular updates

Our play-based learning programs encourage children to explore, imagine and discover at their own pace – guided by the Early Years Learning Framework.

Families love our stable team, genuine relationships and inclusive environment that celebrates every child's culture and individuality.

With thoughtfully designed learning rooms from nursery to kindergarten, children enjoy safe, stimulating experiences.

Our varied program includes dentist and tooth fairy, Hearing Australia, beekeepers, and animal encounter incursions, along with excursions to White Ridge Farm, Out of the Box, and Under 8s Day events.

Book a tour today to explore our learning spaces, meet our educators and see how Goodstart Wavell Heights can support your child's learning journey.

Learn more about Goodstart Wavell Heights

At Goodstart Wavell Heights, 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 Wavell Heights 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  
- 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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Hello, my name is Nicolette Robinson, and I am the Centre Director a Goodstart Wavell heights.

I have worked in the early childhood education and care settings for over 15 years. I hold my diploma in early childhood education and love continuously learning, developing and growing as an educator and leader.
In my time in the industry, I have been fortunate enough to work in all age groups. I believe this experience along with being a mother myself has been key to my role as a director allowing me to personally connect with staff, children and families.

I believe all children should be provided with care environments where they are seen, heard and feel safe and secure. At Wavell Heights developing positive reciprocal relationships where our children and families feel connected, supported, secure and a part of a community is what we strive for. We understand how hard it can be putting your little ones into care, so we aim to create a home away form home where families are always welcome.

Here at Wavell Heights, we have an open-door policy and try our best to make ourselves available for families. Myself along with my staff are always happy to take the time to show case our beautiful centre to perspective families.

Structured Kindergarten Program

At Wavell Heights, 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:

$79.19 $65.28 $51.38 $37.47 /day out-of-pocket*

Out-of-pocket cost with With CCS subsidy:

$73.75 $59.84 $45.94 $32.03 /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 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.

* 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.