Macquarie College Pre-School
182/222 Lake Road, Wallsend NSW 2287
Macquarie College Pre-School is a long day care centre in Wallsend NSW 2287, run by Seventh-Day Adventist Schools (North New South Wales) Limited. It is approved for 60 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 10 services in Wallsend; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 60
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 20/06/2009
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 182/222 Lake Road, Wallsend NSW 2287
- 02 4954 9449
- 02 4954 9479
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Macquarie College Pre-School sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Jul 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2024 | PreviousApr 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Wallsend
- Active OOSH Plattsburg 58 places Outside school hours care
- Eden Academy Wallsend 90 places Long day care
- Elermore Vale Public School Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Lake Macquarie Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Merindah Childrens Centre 50 places Long day care
- Orana Community Preschool 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Wallsend
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,244
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,401
- Median rent /wk
- $375
- Avg household size
- 2.3