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Early childhood teacher Kylie Ryan of Goodstart Kirwan Golf Links Drive shares her insights.
We're a culturally inclusive early learning and long day care centre, purpose-built on Kaurna land.
Our team provides children with a strong foundation for lifelong learning in a safe, nurturing environment.
With four age-based learning rooms and two upgraded outdoor play areas, our centre is designed to inspire curiosity, creativity and confidence from nursery to preschool.
Our longstanding team brings more than 120 years of combined early learning experience, offering stability and care that families can rely on.
Located alongside Bethany Christian School and Temple Christian College, just minutes from Paralowie Shopping Village, we are in the heart of a welcoming and well-connected community.
Why not take a tour and see our child-led, play-based programs in action?
At Goodstart Paralowie - Byron Bay Drive, children benefit from a play-based curriculum guided by qualified teachers who focus on building confidence, independence and school readiness.
Families value our supportive and collaborative approach, with educators working closely alongside parents to ensure each child feels secure, supported and celebrated.
Our cultural diversity enriches the learning environment, allowing children to experience inclusive practices every day.
We invite you to book a tour, explore our centre, meet our passionate team, and discover how we can support your child's early learning journey. If our tour times don't suit you, contact us to arrange a visit at a time that works for your family.
Take the first step today – come and see what makes our centre unique and such a special part of the local community.
At Goodstart Paralowie - Byron Bay 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: 
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 Paralowie - Byron Bay 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:  
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. 
Goodstart Byron Bay childcare has been excellent for my son’s development, they really care about kids well being. The staff are incredible. All so lovely!


I live locally with my husband and 2 children, both attending schools in the area.
I began my early learning career with Goodstart in 2003 and have worked in many roles during this time.
I’m passionate about early learning and supporting children with their development in the younger years, assisting with school readiness and learning through play.
I love being part of a team and can’t wait to get to know the Paralowie Byron Bay Goodstart community.
Call us on 8283 2900, 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.

At Paralowie - Byron Bay 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.

At Paralowie - Byron Bay 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.

6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday

6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday

6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday

6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday