Goodstart Early Learning Haberfield - Haberfield, New South Wales

Kanchan Shrestha

Goodstart Early Learning Haberfield is known for its supportive environment and commitment to early childhood education. As an educator there, I likely experienced a collaborative team atmosphere where everyone is focused on the well-being and development of the children.

The center often emphasizes the importance of play-based learning, allowing children to explore and learn through hands-on experiences. The staff is dedicated to fostering strong relationships with families, ensuring that parents are involved in their children's learning journey.

Mosang Shi

Goodstart Haberfield childcare has been an absolute gem for our family. Our daughter has thrived under their care for the past year in the Nursery Room. The staff's dedication, professionalism, and nurturing environment have provided her with the best start in her early years. We couldn't be happier with the level of attention and support she receives. Highly recommend this center to any parent seeking exceptional childcare.

Petrina Hammond

We are devastated and disappointed to have had to leave Goodstart Haberfield due to poor leadership and lack of communication, even after starting there in early 2021 and previously having exceptional experiences. I would like to reiterate that the childcare staff themselves are excellent and looked after our children like they were their own. In the past year the director has changed multiple times and while we anticipated some time to settle, I eventually lost confidence in their ability to effectively manage the centre. During this time there were many staff movements including our child’s key educator, between the rooms which didn’t give a consistent point of contact to give updates regarding our child. Especially being in the preschool room, we were seeking a ready for school plan and consistent educators to provide this. There have also been over 10 children leave due to parents having similar issues to us at the centre along with long-standing staff also leaving. We persevered to give the benefit-of-the-doubt for the centre and had meetings with the director, room leader and state manager to no avail. Since moving centres, it has further highlighted the lack of planning and communication. At Goodstart incursions and excursions are often planned last minute and although we signed an undated excursion form, we found out our child had left the centre via a social media post. This could have easily been mentioned at drop-off or communicated via the app (Storypark). IF there are notifications about staffing and excursions, they are communicated via handwritten notes stuck to the door. A few initiatives were introduced after our meetings, but these were very reactive and short lived. The incursions that were introduced were also a parent-paid model whereas the centre we go to now has a comparable day rate and has incursions included, which is important to note when considering costs for childcare. I was looking for proactive planning and to know what the direction for the centre is for the next 3, 6, 12 months. I did not want to write this review and am saddened that the only option we were left with was to leave the centre. I hope that this review inspires change for the centre and for the children that currently attend. I also encourage you to make a thorough assessment of this centre before considering it for your child.

Fatha Tajuroshid

My daughter is thriving at this centre! I feel so blessed to have found Goodstart Haberfield for my daughter. Mimicking home setting and cosy environment, this centre is a home away from home for children. Kelana has created beautiful relationships with her peers and educators over the months. It has been beautiful to watch her grow and develop into a confident toddler. Kids are being loved, praised, cared, taught to be independent and are given various opportunities through their thoughtful learning curriculum. Ghada and her team understand each child is different and special in their own way and Goodstart Haberfield brings out the best in them. She is constantly coming home learning something new each day and she showcased the love for her teachers by jamming a sonf taken from all her teachers’ name in her room. Kelana feels safe and happy when she is there and I, as a parent, am relieved. Parents are encouraged to involve in the collaborative social activities such as weekend photos as to include sense of belonging away from home. Goodstart Haberfield has become an integral part of our lives. Absolutely love it!

Bella Rajah

I loved this childcare since I actually attended it myself and I’m currently in year 12 and I have such good memories of this place. I went when it used to be called ABC Haberfield in 2011 and I still have my graduation picture in a red gown and cap. Everytime I drive past, I think of what a great experience I had here, playing in the sandpit and nap time, or playing with dinosaurs with my friends, and seeing the photos of the place on the photos tab brings back so many memories!! Thank you for making my pre k so amazing

adam carron

We absolutely love the care, education and attention to detail that Goodstart Haberfield provides! We are so fortunate to have had such an incredibly positive daycare experience. The staff are wonderful, and work extremely hard to provide the best care for our children.

Finola Methven

My daughter attended Goodstart from just over a year old until we moved house. We really appreciated the invigorating curriculum and the dedication of staff who clearly put the children first and are looking at ways to improve an already excellent centre (for example, recently renovating the outdoor area). We also appreciated the healthy food and committed chef, who took care to become familiar with my daughter's dietary restrictions and implement them accordingly. The centre has a really lovely, homey feel to it, and we were very grateful to have our daughter settle in and see her excited to attend on her care days. A special touch was the home-made art and craft for mother's and father's days - this was delightful to receive. We also felt like we could keep pace with our daughter's learning through the Storypark app updates - which kept our relatives amused and in touch with our little one's progress and interactions too. Thanks very much Goodstart Haberfield, we wish you all the best!

Van Huy NGUYEN

Goodstart Haberfield is an excellent childcare centre, teachers and staffs were kind, caring and knowledgeable. my daughter attended the centre for 2 years and was really happy there, she played and learned a lot of things. It is regrettable that we moved and had to move her to different centres.