Thrive Kids Fern Bay OOSH
Fern Bay Public School, Vardon Rd, Fern Bay NSW 2295
Thrive Kids Fern Bay OOSH is an outside school hours care service in Fern Bay NSW 2295, run by Port Stephens Council. It is approved for 71 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2025. It is one of 3 services in Fern Bay; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 71
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 23/07/2019
- Last assessed
- October 2025
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
Contact & location
- Fern Bay Public School, Vardon Rd, Fern Bay NSW 2295
- 02 4988 0308
- thriveoshc.com.au
Fees and vacancies
Thrive Kids Fern Bay OOSH 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 (Dec 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2025 | PreviousOct 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 Fern Bay
- Milestones Early Learning Fern Bay 104 places Long day care
- Tillys Play and Education Centre - Fern Bay 94 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 Fern Bay
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,046
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,435
- Median rent /wk
- $510
- Avg household size
- 2.4