Goodstart Early Learning Burton

Meet our Nursery Room Leader, Amy!

The toddler children had a fun day making playdough! 🥣

All children sat together on the mat in a circle. The ingredients and equipment were placed in the middle, including flour, oil, salt, warm water, food colouring, a large tin bowl, and a spatula.

Each child was given a turn to pour an ingredient into the bowl and help mix the mixture. The children waited patiently for their turns and showed excitement as they watched the ingredients combine.

Meet our admin assistant, Aleisha!

Did you know there is a free program available for families with babies aged 6–18 months who may be showing early differences in communication or social interaction?

Inklings is a research-backed program that helps parents and caregivers better understand and respond to their baby’s unique way of communicating. Families receive up to 10 free sessions with a trained practitioner, tailored to their child and family.

Families who have participated in Inklings say the program helped them feel more confident, connected and supported in their parenting journey.

The program is available across metropolitan and regional South Australia and can be accessed through health services, children’s centres, at home or via telehealth.

To learn more or register your interest, visit: inklings.org.au/sa

For Reconciliation Week, the kindy children started their day with a Welcome to Country story. They then participated in a coloured rice activity, where they discussed the meaning of the colours of the Aboriginal Flag. The children learnt that black represents the Aboriginal people, yellow represents the sun, and red represents the land. This then transitioned into a sensory experience where the children mixed the colours together.

Our final experience was creating a “Tree of Hands”. The educators painted their hands in the colours of the Aboriginal Flag and transferred the paint onto the trunk of the tree. The children then chose their favourite colours, using their handprints to create the leaves.

These experiences encouraged a collaborative learning approach between the children and educators, while supporting conversations around culture, connection, and belonging during Reconciliation Week.

Meet our wonderful educator, Alex!

The Preschool children had a special visitor yesterday! Bug, from Kimochis came and put on a live show about feelings.

We had introduced this character to the children last week, explaining that Bug is shy and that being kind helps Bug feel brave. So, when the children saw Bug, they were so excited and helped Bug feel brave and welcomed.

Please meet Tash, who is one of our educators in the Nursery room!

We are so excited to have partnered with Kimochis for the 3-year-old Preschool Program! Kimochis focuses on playful ways to help children learn how to express their feelings. When children can communicate their feelings effectively, they develop positive social skills that lead to lasting friendships and are useful in all aspects of life.

On Friday we welcomed one of the Kimochi characters, Bug. Bug is shy and needs to feel comfortable before opening up. The children were kind and introduced themselves to help Bug feel brave. The children will continue developing their relationship with Bug and learning how to welcome new friends to our centre.

We also looked at some real bugs that some of the educators found when collecting some grass for a nature table. At first the children struggled to see them, but as they got closer the children described what the bugs looked like and that one was sleeping while the other bug was eating 🐛.

The educators then linked this back to our friend, Bug, and that we need to be kind and gentle to help our friends feel brave 💛.