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Goodstart Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive

Goodstart Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive

Early learning and care with appreciation for culture

We learn and play on Kaurna land.

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18-28 Elder Drive, MAWSON LAKES, 5095, SA

6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
Open every weekday of the year, except public holidays

Nursery, Toddler, Preschool

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Welcome to Goodstart Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive!

Our centre is a beautiful, clean, colourful, and bright child care centre purpose-built on Kaurna land. We're just a short distance from the Salisbury Highway and within walking distance of the Mawson Lakes interchange.

Our service is equipped to provide the best quality education and care for your child. All our educators are trained and passionate about providing a warm, safe and nurturing environment.

We have five spaces: two nurseries for babies, a toddler room, and two preschool classrooms, plus an upgraded outdoor yard. Why not take a tour, meet the team and see for yourself?

See some of what makes our centre special:

Our big children's Christmas party and famous annual multicultural night
Newly renovated outdoor yards
Three bachelor's degree-qualified teachers
Lots of long-term staff: five with more than 10 years of service
Low staff turnover, so you'll see the same familiar, friendly faces

At Goodstart Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive, your child's learning and happiness are our priority. We have three early childhood teachers who lead our toddler room and preschool program.

Our educators aim to provide a fun and stimulating program with various experiences to encourage curiosity and exploration.

Discover why families love our renovated centre. From the fun Viva Dance incursions and excursions to our local park to our longstanding staff, community feel and multiculturalism.

Our staff speaks many languages, including English, Greek, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Bangla, Indian, Chinese, Burmese, Albanian, Portuguese, Arabic, and Sri Lankan. They enrich the experience of our children and help new families feel a sense of belonging.

We celebrate our diverse families every year by putting on a multicultural night. This has now been running for five years and is something our community look forward to.

We encourage family participation at all levels, from volunteering in the rooms reading stories to cooking experiences, coming together for sports days, Grandparent's Day and our annual Christmas party.

Whether you want to enrol your child just a few days a week or are looking for a full-time place, do not hesitate to pick up the phone or book a tour. We can't wait to meet your family.   

Learn more about Goodstart Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive

At Goodstart Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive, 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: 
1. Holistic Development: Supporting cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth through engaging and developmentally appropriate activities. 
2. Family and Community Engagement: Building strong partnerships with families and the community to create a supportive network for each child. 
3. Inclusive Environment: Celebrating diversity and ensuring that all children feel valued, respected, and included. 
4. Lifelong Learning: Instilling a love of learning by encouraging exploration, problem-solving, and critical thinking. 
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 Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive 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 preschool program, so children can be well on their way to excellent learning outcomes by the time they start reception. 
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  
- Discounted shorter 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.

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My name is Georgina Karipidis and I am the Centre Director here at Goodstart Mawson Lakes Elder Drive. I have been a part of Goodstart Early Learning since 2008.

I completed my Diploma in Community Services in 2001. I am very excited and happy to be the Centre Director here, and proud to have been a part of opening Goodstart Early Learning Mawson Lakes Elder Drive and building our strong and dedicated team of educators. My goal is to ensure that our child care centre is a safe, friendly and welcoming environment for all families.

I believe it is the responsibility of the carer to maintain a safe, healthy, consistent, caring, loving, exciting and organised environment. I believe children should be given opportunities and encouragement to reach their full potential in all aspects of their development.

Call us on 8285 4020, or click the 'Book a tour' button above to arrange a personalised tour. If you’d like a tour outside of the offered tour times please contact me so that we can organise this for you.

Structured Preschool Program

At Mawson Lakes - Elder Drive, you and your child can enjoy the best of both worlds. Our centre offers a preschool program and long day care under the one roof. Our preschool teachers are University qualified and provide a play-based learning program that will support your child in learning the skills for school and life.