St Nicholas OOSH Shortland
15 Lovell Pde, Shortland NSW 2307
St Nicholas OOSH Shortland is an outside school hours care service in Shortland NSW 2307, run by Trustees of The Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. It is approved for 30 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 2 services in Shortland; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 30
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 25/03/2019
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 15 Lovell Pde, Shortland NSW 2307
- 0447 288 040
- stnicks.org.au
Fees and vacancies
St Nicholas OOSH Shortland sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 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 (Oct 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2025 | PreviousNov 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Shortland
- Shortland Public School TheirCare 60 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 Shortland
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,537
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,344
- Median rent /wk
- $377
- Avg household size
- 2.3