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21/09/2026

What makes our newly renovated Maitland preschool hub a great place for children?

It’s a purpose-designed learning environment created to support children’s growing independence, confidence, and readiness for school, while remaining connected to the wider centre community they know and love 💙

Follow our Centre Director Lucy on a tour of our new preschool space at St Nicholas Early Education Maitland:

Thanks to our community for joining our Fletcher families to celebrate Father’s Day – recognising our many father figure...
10/09/2026

Thanks to our community for joining our Fletcher families to celebrate Father’s Day – recognising our many father figures who everyday make a meaningful difference in their child’s life 🌟

Our Fletcher centre held a quite afternoon tea for children and their loved ones to share time together creating, playing and relaxing in their refreshed outdoor spaces 💙☀️

What began as a NAIDOC week visit five years ago has transformed into a meaningful partnership between St Nicholas Early...
10/09/2026

What began as a NAIDOC week visit five years ago has transformed into a meaningful partnership between St Nicholas Early Education Lochinvar and St Joseph's College, Lochinvar🫶

Thanks to the collaboration between teachers and educators’ children and students are coming together weekly to engage in the Yalawa Cultural Sharing Program - a unique cross-educational partnership that strengthens connections between early learning, secondary education and the wider community🌿

Its fostering a deeper appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures for our early learners thanks to St Joseph’s secondary who proudly share their knowledge, stories and traditions💙

Read more about the partnership and program here - https://stnicks.org.au/news/the-yalawa-cultural-sharing-program/

Ten years of care, learning, play and connection 💙Since 2016, St Nicholas has grown from two Early Education centres int...
08/09/2026

Ten years of care, learning, play and connection 💙

Since 2016, St Nicholas has grown from two Early Education centres into a network of 44 service locations, supporting 16,664 children and 12,872 families across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

Our new 10th anniversary eBook looks back on the milestones and people that have shaped St Nicholas, celebrates the impact of Early Education, OOSH and Pathways, and shares our commitment to quality, safety and trust for the decade ahead.

Explore 10 years of St Nicholas and download the eBook here: https://stnicks.org.au/10-years/

06/09/2026

A 10-year anniversary is an opportunity to honour the past and look ahead to what comes next.

In the final episode of The First Ones, St Nicholas Director Mel reflects on the legacy of our first decade and shares her hopes for the next chapter.

Discover more: https://stnicks.org.au/10-years

03/09/2026

Ten years on, a new generation is beginning its own St Nicholas story.

In episode five of The First Ones, Jasmine shares her experience completing a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship, gaining practical skills and taking her first steps towards a career in early childhood education.

Discover more: https://stnicks.org.au/10-years

03/09/2026

Singleton's St Nicholas Early Education Centre has just celebrated its 10th anniversay. One of the first of the...

01/09/2026

As St Nicholas grew, so did the ways we supported children and families.

In episode four of The First Ones, Jen reflects on the beginnings and growth of St Nicholas OOSH and the role it plays in the lives of school-aged children and their families.

Discover more: https://stnicks.org.au/10-years

Our St Nicholas Early Education Gillieston Heights team got behind Red Nose Day – coming together for a team morning tea...
31/08/2026

Our St Nicholas Early Education Gillieston Heights team got behind Red Nose Day – coming together for a team morning tea to raise awareness for Red Nose’s support programs.

Red Nose Day highlights SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), the impacts of SIDS and research going into improving the evidence for best safe sleep practices.

Our team’s morning tea reflected on best practice around safe sleeping for infants and children – something our teams ensure are applied in their roles daily.

30/08/2026

Madie has been a St Nicholas educator from day one.

In episode three of The First Ones, she reflects on the early days, the growth she has witnessed and the children, families and colleagues who have made the journey so meaningful.

Discover more: https://stnicks.org.au/10-years

The children in the 'Keewong' and 'Tookun' rooms were very lucky today to have the opportunity to meet the author of a b...
02/05/2019

The children in the 'Keewong' and 'Tookun' rooms were very lucky today to have the opportunity to meet the author of a brand new storybook titled, 'Mia Counts to Ten on the Farm'.

Jacqueline Stevens, whose son Daniel attends the 'Keewong Room', engaged the children in a storytelling session. The children really enjoyed the story and were able to practice their 1:1 correspondence number skills from 1-10.

The children participated by asking and answering questions and, through this experience, now have a greater understanding of what an author is.

Thank you so much, Jacqueline!

This morning, the children in the 'Tookun' and 'Keewong' rooms started to learn about ANZAC Day. The educators used the ...
02/05/2019

This morning, the children in the 'Tookun' and 'Keewong' rooms started to learn about ANZAC Day. The educators used the book, 'My Grandad Marches On ANZAC Day' by Catriona Hoy and Benjamin Johnson to introduce ANZAC Day.

Mandy explained to the children what ANZAC means and also talked about some of our parents, who work in the military - "wearing uniforms means they also protect our country." They talked about medals, marching on ANZAC Day and most importantly, showing respect. They then talked about the wreaths and significance of the poppies and rosemary.

The children helped the educators create their own wreaths to display at our Community Connections station in the main foyer.

Learning more about Australia's cultural traditions and history is a way of connecting children with their community and their world. We hope that by teaching the children a little about ANZAC Day, we can help them understand why it is such a significant day and what they might expect if and when they attend an ANZAC Day service in the future.

Thank you to all of the families who joined us for our Easter morning tea!We hope you all had a fantastic time and a won...
23/04/2019

Thank you to all of the families who joined us for our Easter morning tea!

We hope you all had a fantastic time and a wonderful Easter long weekend!

Following on from a sensory play experience with oranges and lemons in the 'Tookun Room ', where Airlie had commented th...
16/04/2019

Following on from a sensory play experience with oranges and lemons in the 'Tookun Room ', where Airlie had commented that they “smelled like juice”, we planned an experience where the children made their own orange juice.

Airlie said, “We squeezed oranges to make juice and then we drank it”.

Annabel said “It was yummy!”

The children in the 'Tookun Room' are taking increased responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing. We discussed how oranges contain Vitamin C that can protect us from colds and flu in the Winter months.

I would like to let you all know that we will be farewelling Susan from our 'Wila Room' team this Friday.Susan has been ...
10/04/2019

I would like to let you all know that we will be farewelling Susan from our 'Wila Room' team this Friday.

Susan has been successful in her application for a room leader position at St Nicholas Newcastle West.

Whilst this is a great loss for us at Raymond Terrace, this is an exciting time for Susan and one that should definitely be celebrated.

Susan will start her new role 29 April and, as she will be on annual leave for the next two weeks, her last day with us will be this Friday, 12 April. .

On behalf of all of the team and families at St Nicholas Raymond Terrace, I'd like to thank her for the last 3 months and wish her all the best with her new role.

- Lauren.

Thursday in the 'Wila Room', Emelia wanted to find a way to engage our babies and infants with the local Raymond Terrace...
17/03/2019

Thursday in the 'Wila Room', Emelia wanted to find a way to engage our babies and infants with the local Raymond Terrace community.

Emelia knew that the children have started using and exploring the wooden blocks in the room and decided to print and contact images and photos of some of the local buildings and landmarks to the blocks.

The educators in the room spent the day talking with the children and giving names to the different buildings in hope of strengthening their connection with the community and encourage a curiosity of their world.

Over the last month, we have been brainstorming and reflecting as a team about how we can get Karlene, our cook, more in...
15/03/2019

Over the last month, we have been brainstorming and reflecting as a team about how we can get Karlene, our cook, more involved with our educational programs and with connecting with families.

Together, with a lot of help from Millie to put all of our ideas together, we have made a Community Kitchen Book.
In our Community Kitchen Book, you will find copies of our weekly menus as well as copies of our recipes. If you would like a copy, let us know and we'll photocopy one for you!

We also have a section for our family recipes and already have two recipes from families in our nursery room - thank you! If you cook something at home that you and your family love and think we will too, please take a family recipe template and fill it in. It would be fantastic to work with families to develop and evolve our menus to include some of your own traditional recipes

DID YOU KNOW?Researchers at the University of Arizona found nine different species of bacteria on people’s shoes, and de...
26/02/2019

DID YOU KNOW?

Researchers at the University of Arizona found nine different species of bacteria on people’s shoes, and determined that these bacteria live longer on our shoes than in other places?

Also, did you know children under two put their hands in their mouths an average of 80 times an hour?

To promote a clean and safe environment for our youngest and most vulnerable children at St Nicholas Raymond Terrace, we would like to propose a ‘No Shoe’ policy when entering the 'Wila Room'.

Whilst we understand that most families are in a rush of a morning and that stopping to take off your shoes can add an additional 5 minutes to your drop off, we want to keep the focus on the benefits that this will have for the children within our care.

In the 'Wila Room', our learning takes place mostly on the ground as we learn to sit, crawl and then to stand and walk. We also do most of our exploring by mouthing objects and these are also accessible to us easier when they are on the ground. To show respect for our children, and for their health and wellbeing, given that their immune systems are much more vulnerable than ours, we would like to see all visitors to the 'Wila Room' to remove their shoes so as not to bring any dirt, germs or bacteria into the room that they may have trodden on outside of the centre.

All educators will be trialling this for the next two weeks and will be removing their shoes before they enter the 'Wila Room'.

All educators at St Nicholas Raymond Terrace will be encouraged to critically reflect and document their own thoughts and research during the two week trial and we would like to know your thoughts...

We often get comments about how great lunch smells and looks!On Friday, Karlene made a Terryaki Chicken Stir Fry.For the...
24/02/2019

We often get comments about how great lunch smells and looks!
On Friday, Karlene made a Terryaki Chicken Stir Fry.
For the first 4 weeks, we have been using menu plans from St Nicholas Lochinvar to get us started. Karlene and Lauren hope to have our own 6-week menu plan up and running from next week and look forward to sharing this with you all shortly.

Address

20a Kangaroo Street, Raymond Terrace
Raymond Terrace, NSW
2324

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 6pm
Thursday 6:30am - 6pm
Friday 6:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+61249885200

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