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Discover a warm, inclusive and supportive long day care environment where every child feels at home.
Located on Yamatji Country, our purpose-built early learning centre caters for children from six weeks to six years across five carefully designed learning spaces: nursery through kindergarten.
Just eight minutes from Geraldton's city centre, our families value the convenience, high-quality care and strong connections built with our longstanding educators.
With sessional options and full-day care available, we make it easier to balance family and work while giving children the best start to their learning journey. We invite you to tour our centre and see the difference firsthand – our team would love to show you around.
Our team is passionate about creating a safe and stimulating space where children can grow through play, build independence and prepare for school.
Families love the welcoming atmosphere and the strong, lasting relationships their children develop with our educators.
With such a diverse and caring community, every child's culture, identity and strengths are valued and celebrated. Ready for the next step? Simply book a tour and see how our learning environments, educators and programs can support your child's best start in life.
Walk through our centre, meet the team, and discover why so many families call Goodstart Wonthella their second home.
At Goodstart Wonthella, 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 Wonthella 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.
My name is Kate, and I am excited to introduce myself as the Centre Director at Goodstart Wonthella. Since beginning my journey in Early Childhood Education and Care in 2008, I have been privileged to support children through every stage of their early learning journey while progressing through a variety of roles within the sector. These experiences have provided me with a strong understanding of what children need to feel safe, valued, and empowered to learn, grow, and thrive.
Throughout my career, I have worked in metropolitan, regional, and remote communities across Australia, gaining valuable insight into the diverse experiences, cultures, and strengths that children and families bring to early learning environments. These experiences have strengthened my commitment to creating inclusive spaces where every child feels a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
I am passionate about advocating for children's rights, supporting their individual learning journeys, and creating environments that spark curiosity, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning. By empowering educators and building strong partnerships with families, I strive to ensure every child receives the highest quality care and education.
More than 15 years on, I continue to be inspired by the unique perspectives, resilience, and potential of young children and the opportunity to make a positive difference in their lives every day. I look forward to getting to know your family and working together to support your child's learning, development, and wellbeing.
At Wonthella, 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.
At Wonthella, 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.
