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Key areas of focus

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Program and practices

St Nicholas’ educational programs and practices are child/student-centred, meaningful and maximise opportunities for enhancing and extending each child or student’s learning and development.

Health and safety

At St Nicholas, we believe all children and students have the right to experience quality education and care in an environment that safeguards and supports their health and wellbeing.

Environments

Our learning environments are always safe and inclusive and offer a rich and diverse array of experiences to promote the learning and development of our children and students.

Educators

At St Nicholas, we value our educators as our greatest resource for the education and care of your children. That’s why we hire experienced and passionate educators who foster warm relationships, create stimulating environments and encourage active engagement in our learning programs.

Relationships with children and young people

We place a great deal of importance on ensuring our relationships with children and students are respectful, responsive and support their sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Family and community partnerships

We believe building and maintaining meaningful partnerships with families and communities based on communication and collaboration is fundamental to achieving quality outcomes for children and students.

Leadership

At St Nicholas, we understand that effective leadership—at both a service level and in our Newcastle office—greatly contributes to the learning experience of our children and students.

The St Nicholas difference

At St Nicholas, we understand that high quality education and care gives children and young people the best start in life.  

With this in mind, we invest our resources in several areas in order to deliver high quality programs that support the learning and development of children and young people. 

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      Testimonials

      ‘St Nicholas has exceeded our expectations in every possible way. We couldn’t be happier.’

      Sandy Early Education Parent

      ‘Whenever I pick my daughter up from OOSH, she always has a huge smile on her face, which is super comforting as a parent.’

      Elizabeth OOSH Parent

      ‘St Nicholas Pathways has enabled me to fast-track my dream of becoming an educator.’

      Kayla Pathways Student

      ‘The educators really made us feel comfortable about going back to work.’

      Chris Early Education Parent

      ‘It makes us feel at ease being able to work to provide for our family knowing that our son is with qualified and talented professionals.’

      Andrew OOSH Parent

      ‘St Nicholas supported me for the entirety of my work-based traineeship. I’m now one step closer to achieving my dream of becoming a Centre Director.’

      Talia Pathways Student

      ‘Brilliant early education. The educators are the best we have experienced.’

      Debbie Early Education Parent

      ‘All of my children are interested in very different things and St Nicholas OOSH caters to those varied interests.’

      Josh OOSH Parent

      ‘The Immersion program has been amazing to be able to get a taste of what it’s like to work in early childhood. I now know this is the career path for me.’

      Steph Pathways Student

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