St Nicholas Early Education Lochinvar
Cnr New England Highway and Station Lane, Lochinvar NSW 2321
St Nicholas Early Education Lochinvar is a long day care centre in Lochinvar NSW 2321, run by Trustees of The Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. It is approved for 144 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 4 services in Lochinvar; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 144
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 14/03/2018
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- Cnr New England Highway and Station Lane, Lochinvar NSW 2321
- 02 4015 2840
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
St Nicholas Early Education Lochinvar 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 (Mar 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2025 | PreviousNov 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Lochinvar
- Active OOSH Lochinvar 58 places Outside school hours care
- Lochinvar Learning Early Education, Care and Preschool 103 places Long day care
- St Nicholas OOSH Lochinvar 86 places Outside school hours 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 Lochinvar
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,095
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $2,287
- Median rent /wk
- $370
- Avg household size
- 2.8