Goodstart Early Learning
| Nonprofit organisation | |
| Industry | Early Childhood Education |
| Predecessor | ABC Learning |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia |
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Number of locations
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645 centres |
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Key people
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Julia Davison - CEO and Executive Director Michael Traill - Non Executive Chair |
| Owner | Brotherhood of St Laurence Mission Australia The Benevolent Society Social Ventures Australia |
| Website | www |
Goodstart Early Learning is Australia’s largest early learning provider. Formed in 2010 by a syndicate of charities, Goodstart is a not-for-profit organisation that currently has 645 child care centres around Australia. Goodstart’s head office is located in Brisbane, Australia, in the suburb of Murarrie. Across Australia, approximately 70,000 children attend Goodstart Early Learning centres. Goodstart currently employs more than 13,000 staff members.
Goodstart was formed after a syndication of charities bought out ABC Learning Centres when they went into voluntary liquidation in 2008. The Goodstart syndicate was built in 2 separate stages.The Benevolent Society, Social Ventures Australia and Mission Australia came together in 2008. The Brotherhood of St Laurence joined the group in 2009.
The group approached private and public investors to raise the capital needed to buy out ABC Learning. With $15 million contributed by the Australian Federal Government as a medium-term loan, the syndication of charities was named as the preferred bidders in December 2009.
Goodstart Early Learning centres provide 3 types of care. These include:
Not every centre offers vacation care and before/after school care.
Goodstart centres are primarily located in and near capital cities. Only 20% of centres are in regional or rural locations.
Goodstart Early Learning states one of its strategic goals as being “Inclusion – Enhance outcomes for children in vulnerable circumstances”.
A report delivered by independent organisation Impact Investing Australia found:
Goodstart Early Learning is a Public Company and is ranked at 454 out of the top 2,000 companies in Australia. Total revenue generated in 2016 was reported as more than $900,000,000 (calculated before expenses).
Goodstart has been in the news for current affairs and research contributions throughout the years they have been operating. Summaries of recent articles include:
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