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About us Goodstart is Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Goodstart was formed in 2009 thanks to a unique combination of private, public and leading community sector organisations — The Benevolent Society, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Mission Australia and Social Ventures Australia. We deliver social impact on a national scale by offering evidence-informed early learning and care in hundreds of centres nationally, supporting families and influencing the broader community through our advocacy work, which aims to increase investment in the early years to ensure all children have access to quality early learning. Goodstart is a social enterprise with social purpose at its heart, but our head operates with business discipline to deliver healthy operating margins for continued investment in centres, people and programs to deliver on our vision and purpose. We operate 644 early learning centres in all states and territories of Australia, caring for 70,900 children from 59,500 families and employing 14,900 people. Our vision is for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life. Our purpose is to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life. We're people with purpose Goodstart is a not-for-profit social enterprise, so we attract people who want to make a difference. We provide enhanced services and multi-skilled teams to meet a diverse range of learning needs. And we offer our people specialist training so they can help all children, including those with additional needs or facing disadvantage. Like to know more? Visit: goodstart.org.au

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Welcome to Montessori Academy! We are Australia’s leading and largest provider of Montessori early education for children aged six weeks to six years. At Montessori Academy, we deliver a modern Montessori early learning program that is tailored to the Early Years Learning Framework, the National Quality Standards, and the National Quality Framework. Our mission is to provide our students with a Montessori early learning experience that nurtures the holistic development of each unique child, and prepares them, not only for school, but for life. To ensure that our students have the opportunity to achieve their full potential, our curriculum covers eight key developmental areas, including: practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language, science, geography, art and culture. Our early learning campuses are specifically designed to provide our students with an engaging and nurturing learning environment where they are encouraged to discover and achieve their full developmental potential. At Montessori Academy, we value each child as a unique individual, and provide them with the opportunities, guidance, and educational experiences they need to build strong foundations for future learning. Our team of passionate and highly trained teachers guide our students in their process of self-development, monitor their progress, and interpret their needs so that they can provide each child with their optimal learning environment. For us, excellence in early childhood education is a journey, and we are here to partner with our families every step of the way. We look forward to welcoming you to the Montessori Academy Family!