My child has been attending this centre for several years, and I have always felt completely safe leaving her in the care of the educators. The team is caring, professional, and very supportive. The educators communicate well with me about my child’s development whenever I ask and always provide helpful advice. My child absolutely loves coming to the centre and comes home happy every day, excited to share what she has learned and played. I am very grateful for the care my child receives here and would highly recommend this centre to other families.

A wonderful childcare centre with caring, dedicated educators who create a warm and nurturing environment. Our boys especially love the beehive in the community garden, which has sparked their curiosity and helped them develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of nature. We’re so happy with the positive experiences they’ve had here.

My children attended this centre all the way through, and we have just finished our journey here. We are incredibly grateful for the care, support, and dedication shown to our family over the years. The educators truly know and value each child, the environment is warm and welcoming, and communication has always been open and respectful. We couldn’t have asked for a better start for our children and highly recommend this centre to other families.

Would not recommend this centre. My child has been attending for a few months, and unfortunately our experience has been very disappointing. The management is poor, the rules for children are rigid, and there are serious safety concerns. On one occasion, my child followed another parent and walked out of the classroom without any educator noticing. By coincidence, I had just arrived and saw this happen. What was even more concerning was that no one realised my child had left, nor that my child was picked up by me. Another issue that shocked me was the decision to build a bee farm directly in front of the centre. We were informed that the bees can sometimes be aggressive, which is completely inappropriate for a childcare environment. I have already placed my child’s name on the waiting list at another centre and sincerely hope to transfer as soon as possible

Your director is quick to email when a direct debit fails, but can’t reply to a simple email. Before I cancelled my child’s enrolment today I was still waiting for a reply to an email from the 23rd of April. Also having a dog in the centre, let alone the Childrens room is a bit far fetched. Maybe keep the household pet out of the Childrens rooms. You say you are a sustainable centre, yet advised the parents to bring in plastic bottles for an activity? Where does that align with “sustainability”? Having glass items for paint in the rooms when one got smashed and “nicked” my child’s finger, but not realising and taking into account a parent bringing it up, and the what ifs of a more serious event to occur regarding one getting broken? That got brushed off with “where a sustainable centre”. You can still be sustainable but find safer alternatives. I should have realised and listened to others about Goodstart and that it was a terrible idea before sending my child there. He didn’t benefit anything from it other than getting hurt, being harassed and having his items taken off of him by other kids and not giving them back.

We couldn't be happier with our experience at Goodstart Doncaster East! All the educators here are incredibly attentive and have been with the center for a long time, which made our child's transition to childcare so smooth. Our little one loves going to childcare because every educator is so kind and attentive. It's impressive how everyone knows each other by name, creating a warm and welcoming environment. Highly recommend this wonderful center!

If you can get your child in to this childcare and kinder you will be very lucky! My only regret is not enrolling my older child here. My daughter has been attending GS DE for 3yrs and there’s not a single day that I’ve dropped her off and had a concern. It so so reassuring to know that my daughter is in safe and caring hands. She absolutely thrives here and has no doubt learnt a lot. She has built beautiful friendships and I know that she is always valued and cared for by the educators as well as the other children. The very rare turnover of staff and the happiness they all exude is a testament to the tight ship Eileen runs! I love all of the staff. I’ve never had a run in or concern about any of them. The communication is great with daily photos and updates on what the kids are up to. The facilities are all clean and modern. I will always look back on her time there with fondness and great appreciation for the love and care she has received.