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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

Established in 1907, C&K is proud to be the largest and longest established provider of community based early childhood education and care services in Queensland. Our philosophy, where children come first, emphasises the fact that for C&K the interests of children are paramount. Any profits generated from our services are returned to benefit children and the community. We are committed to providing quality education and care for your child’s pre-schooling years (from birth to school age) in an environment − both inside and outside − that enables children to explore, satisfy their natural curiosity and grow as individuals. Independent research indicates that children who have enjoyed a C&K early learning experience are the most successful in their first years of schooling. Over the last century hundreds of thousands of Queensland children and parents have become part of the C&K family. As a community based association we recognise the valuable role families and the wider community play in children’s education and care.

At Little Zak's Academy our aim is to provide excellence in early childhood care and education in a safe, welcoming, adopting and nurturing environment. Little Zak's is a privately owned and family run child care group with a strong commitment to participative, consultative and collaborative management. Our philosophy has been developed in consultation with staff and families and is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) principles of 'Being, Belonging and Becoming' and the National Quality Framework (NQF).