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Townsville teacher's tips on regional work and living
Early childhood teacher Kylie Ryan of Goodstart Kirwan Golf Links Drive shares her insights.
Nestled in a quiet, suburban pocket on Yuggerah land, our centre offers children and families a welcoming, community-focused environment.
Located just off Mount Cotton Road and close to Capalaba Regional Park, we provide nurturing long day care and kindergarten across five bright, well-equipped rooms.
Our experienced team fosters trusting relationships with every child, helping them feel supported to learn and play. And we come highly recommended by your community. Why not take a tour and see for yourself?
Our team proudly provides consistent care to each child, helping them feel at home and thrive while building relationships with families through open and detailed communication.
We're working to bring even more hands-on learning to life with future programs like Little Green Thumb gardening sessions.
With a newly resurfaced kitchen floor and fresh, nutritious meals prepared daily, your child's wellbeing is always our priority.
Whether you're looking for a nurturing nursery, a vibrant toddler environment, or an approved kindergarten program delivered by qualified teachers, you'll find it at Capalaba – Almara Street.
Want to see for yourself why so many families recommend us? Book a tour today. We'd love to show you around and welcome you to our caring, connected community.
At Goodstart Capalaba – Almara Street, 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 Goodstart Capalaba – Almara Street 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 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. 
I have been in the child care industry for 10 years most of which I managed long day care as well as outside of school hours care. I started in the industry doing family day care and then followed on to doing several roles from educator, lead educator, to Centre Director.
With all the experiences I have had in these roles I am passionate about providing a safe environment.
Working with families and the communities to build strong and collaborative relationships. I really enjoy working in the industry of getting to know families and watching children grow and seeing their little personalities shine.
At Capalaba - Almara Street, 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 Capalaba - Almara Street, 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.
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6:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
6:30am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday