Goodstart Early Learning

Goodstart Early Learning is a not-for-profit early learning and childcare provider in Australia. It describes itself as Australia's largest early learning and childcare provider, with more than 650 centres across the country, and offers early learning, kindergarten and preschool services from 6 weeks up to school age. The organisation was initiated in 2009 by a consortium of community sector organisations — The Benevolent Society, Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Social Ventures Australia. It states that any surplus is reinvested into its centres, children and staff, and that it advocates on behalf of children for access to affordable, high quality early learning and care.

Goodstart Early Learning was initiated in 2009 by a consortium of leading community sector organisations — The Benevolent Society, Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Social Ventures Australia — who came together to initiate the formation of Goodstart. Its four founding charities saw the opportunity to positively impact the lives of children through access to high-quality early learning. The organisation states that since the very beginning it has been driven by a strong sense of purpose and a vision to give all Australia's children the best possible start in life. It operates more than 660 early learning centres and describes itself as a not-for-profit at the heart of hundreds of communities all over Australia.

Not-for-profit early learning provider; 'We're for children, not for profit'.

• Early learning and childcare

  Services from 6 weeks up to school age.

• Kindergarten and preschool

  Kindergarten and preschool at Goodstart.

• Nursery and Toddler programs

  Guided by Goodstart's Early Learning Frameworks, with a play-based curriculum.

• 2021

  Goodstart Early Learning Fined After Child's Death on Bus

  In 2021, a Queensland court fined Goodstart Early Learning $71,000 after a three-year-old boy died following being left in a minibus for more than six hours. Education Queensland had accused the provider of failing to provide adequate supervision and protection from harm, and of failing to keep accurate attendance records. The court imposed the fine in response to these accusations. The event concerned the death of the child on the bus and the regulatory findings against the early learning provider.

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• 2021.09.29

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  Goodstart fined after child’s death on bus[5]Goodstart Early Learning Fined After Child's Death on Busbrisbanetimes.com.au

  A Queensland court fined Goodstart Early Learning $71,000 after a three-year-old boy died after being left in a minibus for more than six hours. Education Queensland had accused the provider of failing to provide adequate supervision and protection from harm and failing to keep accurate attendance records.

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1. 1Goodstart Early Learning - Find Quality Child Care and Kindergarten Near You | Goodstartgoodstart.org.au
2. 2The Goodstart Story | Goodstartgoodstart.org.au
3. 3About Goodstart | Goodstartgoodstart.org.au
4. 4Advocacy | Goodstartgoodstart.org.au
5. 5Goodstart Early Learning Fined After Child's Death on Busbrisbanetimes.com.au
6. 6Childcare giant fined over Cairns Indigenous toddler's deathsbs.com.au