Natural Steps Pre-School
40 Catherine Street, Cessnock NSW 2325
Natural Steps Pre-School is a long day care centre in Cessnock NSW 2325, run by Carolyne Earle-Pringle. It is approved for 29 children. It opens 7:30am to 4:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 8 services in Cessnock; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 29
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 07/06/2009
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 40 Catherine Street, Cessnock NSW 2325
- 02 4991 2802
- 02 4991 5408
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 4:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 4:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 4:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 4:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Natural Steps 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 (May 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2023 | PreviousNov 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Cessnock
- Cessnock ELC 99 places Long day care
- Cessnock Kids Preschool and Early Learning Centre 84 places Long day care
- Cessnock Multi Purpose Children's Centre 90 places Long day care
- Cessnock Out of School Hours Care 60 places Outside school hours care
- Cessnock West Educational OOSH 45 places Outside school hours care
- CMCC Hall Street 29 places Long day care
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 Cessnock
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 16,300
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,192
- Median rent /wk
- $320
- Avg household size
- 2.4