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St Nicholas Early Education Newcastle West

845 Hunter St, Newcastle West, NSW, 2302

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle
Approval number
SE-40006256
Approved places
92
Approval granted
2016-05-16
Phone
0249791136
Last visit date
January 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jun 2017)

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

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 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 Newcastle West against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Below nearby average (-6)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–92 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • Newcastle West0%
  • 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
92
Nearby centres
61
Newcastle West
86
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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