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St Nicholas Early Education Muswellbrook

St James Primary School, 111 Skellatar Stock Rte, Muswellbrook, NSW, 2333

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle
Approval number
SE-40019603
Approved places
104
Approval granted
2020-12-14
Phone
02 6542 4420
Last visit date
2026-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2022

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday06:30 - 18:00
Tuesday06:30 - 18:00
Wednesday06:30 - 18:00
Thursday06:30 - 18:00
Friday06:30 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

St Nicholas Early Education Muswellbrook against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–88 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres42.9%
  • Muswellbrook37.5%
  • NSW18.2%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
104
Nearby centres
69
Muswellbrook
73
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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