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Goodstart Horningsea Park is a 90-place service operating from 6.30 am-6.30 pm for children from 6 weeks of age. 

Our Teachers are paid wages that are on par with the state primary school system. Our educators are paid above-award wage rates, and recently received wage increases of up to 5.6%.

Early learning and care discounts

We offer generous discounts to our people – receive up to 50% off your Goodstart gap fees (with no impact on your Child Care Subsidy rate).

Early learning and care discounts

We offer generous discounts to our people – receive up to 50% off your Goodstart gap fees (with no impact on your Child Care Subsidy rate).

Flexible work options

Juggling the demands of work and family is tough. We get that, and we help where we can with flexible shifts and the option to purchase four weeks of additional leave each year, giving you more time for family and fun.

Great deals to save you money

We partner with some big names to offer you travel discounts including lounge membership, car hire and accommodation as well as awesome technology, mobile, fuel and retail discounts to save you every day!

Health and well-being support

Early learning and care are demanding work. To ensure you can be your best we offer our people two well-being days off a year. Plus we’ve teamed up with Bupa to help you achieve your health and well-being goals and get a better deal on your private health insurance. And if you’re a gym junkie, we get discounts with Goodlife Health Clubs and Fitness First too.

Tax benefits through salary packaging

We know how important it is to make your pay go further, so we partner with Salary Solutions for salary packaging a great way to pay for expenses with money from your salary before tax is taken out.

Financial support when you need it most

To offer some extra support for our people and families, we have partnered with Good Shepherd, Australia’s oldest not-for-profit supporting women and families. Good Shepherd provides financial hardship support and no-interest loans towards rent and utilities.

Employee Assistance

At Goodstart, we recognise our people are critical to our success. In recognition of the valuable role that all our people play, our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to all Good starters and their immediate family members. This is an unlimited service supporting our managers and team members and providing on-site support following critical incidents.

Professional development days

We encourage our educators and Centre support team members to learn and grow their skills and experience continuously. We offer professional development opportunities throughout the year to keep up to date on leading-edge practices.

Extra allowances

We believe extra responsibility should be rewarded. So, we offer additional allowances for our nominated Educational Leaders, Teacher Mentors, and those Centre Directors who are also the assigned teacher.

Comprehensive leave entitlements

We give our people time to relax and additional support when personal commitments pop up. In addition to annual leave, Goodstart offers a broad range of paid leave entitlements including:

• Personal / carer’s leave​
• 4 weeks Paid parental leave (increasing to 6 weeks in December 2023)
• Compassionate leave
• Community service leave
• Ceremonial leave
• Domestic violence leave