6:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays
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We're a not-for-profit early learning centre near Howitt Street and Ballarat Grammar school, built on Wadawurrung Country.
Our Exceeding-rated service offers a secure, nurturing, home-like environment where every child is safe, celebrated and supported.
Families choose us for our inclusive culture, consistent, longstanding educators, and tailored programs with meaningful excursions that help children feel a strong sense of belonging.
Whether you're a working parent or simply seeking a warm and secure place for your child to thrive, our centre provides quality care and strong community connections from nursery to kindergarten.
Why not take a tour? We'd love to show you our holistic, play-based approach to early learning in action.
Our renovated centre has three spacious learning rooms with purposefully curated resources where our passionate team delivers hands-on, imaginative experiences supporting children's learning and wellbeing.
Outdoors, little learners enjoy exploring our fairy garden, mud pit, veggie patch, worm farm and shaded play spaces – all designed to promote sustainability and creativity.
We’re a convenient and trusted choice for Ballarat families near medical centres, local schools, family services, with a spacious off-street car park.
With strong links to the local community, our excursions and events foster children’s sense of belonging and real-world learning. We keep families closely informed through Storypark, regular newsletters and open conversations.
Whether you're after a nurturing nursery, engaging toddler care, or a school-ready kindergarten program, we'd love to welcome you in.
Book a tour today or contact us to find a time that works for you. We look forward to supporting your child's learning journey.
At Goodstart Wendouree, 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:
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 Wendouree 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:
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.
New Centre Director!
My name is Sharna Edwards and I have just taken over the role as Centre Director here at GoodStart Wendouree.
I have extensive experience in the Child Care industry, I started my journey in early years from 2018 as an educator, senior educator, educational leader and assistant director until I was given the opportunity to now lead the team as a Centre Director.
I strive to create a safe place for families that embraces and respects their cultures and diverse needs. I have a strong commitment that children have different learning styles and that every child is a unique individual. I believe that families are children's first teachers and recognize the importance of collaboration with families to support children's learning development.
I look forward to meeting you all, book a tour today!
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
6:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
