Are fees listed for childcare in Forster?

No. ACECQA national registers do not publish daily fees, so ChildcareScout shows fees as Not available.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 Forster 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 Forster NSW

ChildcareScout lists 10 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Forster, NSW. Of these, 10 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 3 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 3 are Meeting NQS; 2 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 85. 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.

Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 10
Centre-based: 10
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 85

NQS rating distribution

Excellent: 0
Exceeding NQS: 3
Meeting NQS: 3
Working Towards NQS: 2
Significant Improvement Required: 0
Not published: 2

Services in Forster

Great Lakes Children's Centre

Forster NSW 2428

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Great Lakes Childrens Centre INCORPORATED

Little Pioneers Early Learning Centre Pioneer Dr, Forster

Forster NSW 2428

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Augusta Commercial PTY LTD

Pebbly Beach Early Learning Centre Little Beaver Preschool

Forster NSW 2428

95 / 100

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Debra Jean Tutty

Active Oosh Forster

Forster NSW 2428

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider De Courcy Dutton Blackwood PTY LTD

Kenrose Street Early Learning Centre

Forster NSW 2428

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider New Beginnings Early Learning Centre PTY LTD

St Nicholas Oosh Forster

Forster NSW 2428

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle

Giggles Early Learning Centre

Forster NSW 2428

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Ashley Novosel

Little Pioneers Early Learning Centre Godwin St, Forster

Forster NSW 2428

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Augusta Commercial PTY LTD

Little Learners Forster

Forster NSW 2428

Score Not available

Not availableCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Ll Foster PTY LTD

St Nicholas Early Education Forster

Forster NSW 2428

Score Not available

Not availableCentre-Based CareNSW

Provider Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle

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Postcodes: 2428

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Are fees listed for childcare in Forster?: 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 Forster 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.