Are fees listed for childcare in Fern Bay?

No. ACECQA national registers do not publish daily fees, so ChildcareScout shows fees as Not available. See the childcare fees guide for CCS links.

How are services in Fern Bay ranked?

By ChildcareScout Score when available: NQS quality 50%, information completeness 20%, and location/operating status 30%. Unrated services can still appear with incomplete scores marked Not available.

Where does this data come from?

Normalised from ACECQA National Registers CSVs, with suburb/postcode coordinates from GeoNames when ACECQA does not publish a point. Always confirm details on the official ACECQA register.

Childcare centres in Fern Bay NSW

ChildcareScout lists 3 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Fern Bay, NSW. Of these, 3 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 1 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 2 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 88. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.

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Services: 3
Centre-based: 3
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 88

NQS rating distribution

Excellent: 0
Exceeding NQS: 1
Meeting NQS: 2
Working Towards NQS: 0
Significant Improvement Required: 0
Not published: 0

Services in Fern Bay

Tillys Play And Education Centre - Fern Bay

Fern Bay NSW 2295

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Tillys Play & Education Centre PTY Limited Atf Tillys Play & Education Centre Trust

Milestones Early Learning Fern Bay

Fern Bay NSW 2295

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Affinity Education Group PTY Limited

Thrive Kids Fern Bay Oosh

Fern Bay NSW 2295

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Port Stephens Council

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Postcodes: 2295

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Are fees listed for childcare in Fern Bay?: No. ACECQA national registers do not publish daily fees, so ChildcareScout shows fees as Not available. See the childcare fees guide for CCS links.
How are services in Fern Bay ranked?: By ChildcareScout Score when available: NQS quality 50%, information completeness 20%, and location/operating status 30%. Unrated services can still appear with incomplete scores marked Not available.
Where does this data come from?: Normalised from ACECQA National Registers CSVs, with suburb/postcode coordinates from GeoNames when ACECQA does not publish a point. Always confirm details on the official ACECQA register.