St Nicholas Early Education Maitland
85 / 100Horseshoe Bend NSW 2320
Centre-Based Care
Provider Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle
Childcare centres in Horseshoe Bend NSW
ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Horseshoe Bend, NSW. Of these, 1 is centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 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.
- Services
- 1
- Centre-based
- 1
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 85
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS0
- Meeting NQS1
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Horseshoe Bend vs nearby vs NSW
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Horseshoe Bend, nearby indexed suburbs, and New South Wales.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Horseshoe Bend0%
- Nearby suburbs11.4%
- NSW18.2%
Meeting NQS %
- Horseshoe Bend100%
- Nearby suburbs82.9%
- NSW69.5%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 84–86 so small gaps are visible
- Horseshoe Bend85
- Nearby suburbs85
- NSW86
Service counts in each area
- Horseshoe Bend1
- Nearby suburbs35
- NSW6,138
Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.
Services in Horseshoe Bend
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Horseshoe Bend NSW?
- 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Horseshoe Bend, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.
- Which childcare in Horseshoe Bend has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- St Nicholas Early Education Maitland (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Horseshoe Bend on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.
- How does childcare quality in Horseshoe Bend compare with NSW?
- 0% of services in Horseshoe Bend are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 18% across NSW and 11% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Horseshoe Bend near other childcare areas?
- Horseshoe Bend is closest to the Newcastle hub. See the Newcastle childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.