St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace
20a Kangaroo Street, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace is a long day care centre in Raymond Terrace NSW 2324, run by Trustees of The Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. It is approved for 110 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 11 services in Raymond Terrace; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 110
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 03/02/2017
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 20a Kangaroo Street, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
- 02 4988 5200
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 Raymond Terrace 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 2021)
This service improved from Working Towards to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2021 | PreviousMay 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Working Towards |
Nearby in Raymond Terrace
- Irrawang Public School Preschool 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Lakeside Creative Minds Early Learning and Preschool 39 places Long day care
- Raymond Terrace Community Pre-School 60 places Long day care
- Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre 39 places Long day care
- The Learning Terrace Early Education, Care and Preschool 109 places Long day care
- Thrive Kids Boomerang Park OOSH 55 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 Raymond Terrace
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,453
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,297
- Median rent /wk
- $325
- Avg household size
- 2.5