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Raymond Terrace

St Nicholas Early Education

St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace is a 77-place early education centre catering to children 0 - 5 years of age. It features a dedicated 12-place nursery for children aged 0 - 15 months, a generous toddler program, a 2 ½ - 3 ½ year program and a preschool program catering to children aged 3 ½ - 5 years.

Included in the delivery of our early education services at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace is a full service food menu which includes: a breakfast bar, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack.

Operating from 6.30am - 6.00pm, St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace offers its services to RAAF families, as well as families of the Port Stephens community.

Play-based early education

A child’s play is the foundation of their learning journey and reflects how children experience, explore and examine the world around them while developing social and cognitive skills.

At St Nicholas Early Education, educators work with each child on an individual level to gain an understanding of their wants, needs, interests and strengths in order to extend their learning through play.

Click here to learn more about St Nicholas Early Education’s play-based curriculum.

Transition to School Program

At St Nicholas Early Education, we understand that the transition from preschool to primary school is an incredible step in each child’s learning journey, which makes our Transition to School Program a standout feature of the preschool curriculum at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace.

This program provides children with the opportunity to become familiar with the school environment and develop the fundamental skills to support them in their transition for preschool to primary school.

Raymond Terrace is expanding in 2020

The centre is currently undergoing an upgrade due to be completed in early 2020, which will bring the centre’s capacity up to 110 places. It will also include an extensive upgrade to the centre’s outdoor environment to provide children with the opportunity to engage in more immersive nature-based activities.

Enrolling your child at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

For more information on enrolling your child at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, fill out the contact form on this page and a friendly member of our Raymond Terrace team will get back to you as soon as possible.

You can also stay up-to-date with everything going on at St Nicholas Early Education by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Regular updates are also available on our news and information page.

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Careers at St Nicholas Early Education Raymiond Terrace

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All centres: Casual Early Childhood Educators (Cert III & Diploma)

St Nicholas Early Education is looking for casual Certificate III and Diploma qualified Early Childhood Educators on an ongoing basis.

St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

20a Kangaroo Street, Raymond Terrace

P: (02) 4979 1110

E: enquiries@stnicholasmn.org.au

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Meet the team at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Staff profiles are coming soon! For more information about our St Nicholas Early Education centre at Raymond Terrace, please contact us here, or request a tour.

Meet Lauren

Director, St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Lauren joined the team at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace and played an integral role in getting the centre open and ready for families in the Raymond Terrace and Port Stephens community to experience and enjoy.

Lauren has a Bachelor of Teaching and brings more than eight years of experience in early childhood education as both a director and educational leader to her role at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace. She says it is the passion of the St Nick’s leadership team which drew her to St Nick’s Raymond Terrace as well as the Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum and the child-led, play-based philosophy behind St Nick’s which aligns strongly with her own early education philosophy.

Latest news & information | St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

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Promoting environmental responsibility at Raymond Terrace

At St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, educator Amber partners sustainable practices with play-based learning experiences in an effort to get the children excited about environmental care. Here’s how she does it!

Meet our Raymond Terrace educational team

The educational team at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace share what they love most about working at St Nick's.

Working at St Nicholas Early Education: Amber

Amber, an educator at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, shares her experience of working at St Nick’s and why she loves it!

NSW Fire & Rescue visit St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

The children of St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace recently enjoyed a visit from Raymond Terrace Fire & Rescue. The children learnt about fire safety and even got to try out their special fire hose!

St Nicholas Early Education celebrates Book Week 2019

The children of St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace recently came together to celebrate Book Week, an initiative designed to get children excited and engaged with reading.

Parent testimonial | Yola a mum at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Yola, a mum at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, shares what she loves about sending her daughter to St Nick’s.

Community involvement at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Community involvement is an important pillar of the curriculum at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace.

The Transition to School Program at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Brydee, one of the educators at St Nicholas Raymond Terrace, discusses St Nick's highly-regarded Transition to School program and how it benefits children and parents.

Working at St Nicholas Early Education: Mandy

Mandy, an educator at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, shares her experience working in the junior preschool room.

Collaborative partnerships at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Millie. the Assistant Centre Director of St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, discusses the importance of developing collaborative partnerships between educators and families.

Working at St Nicholas Early Education: Yola

Yola, an educator at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, shares her experience working in the junior preschool room.

Working at St Nicholas Early Education: Emilia

Emilia. an educator at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, shares her experience working in the nursery.

What's on the menu at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

St Nicholas Early Education works to promote a healthy diet and lifelong healthy eating habits. Karlene, the cook at Raymond Terrace, is a big part of that.

Working at St Nicholas Early Education: Brydee from St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

St Nicholas Early Education is an employer of choice and Brydee, an educator at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace explains why.

St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace celebrates opening blessing

St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace recently held a ceremony to mark its official opening and blessing.

St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace welcomes the community

To celebrate it’s opening, St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace welcomed members of the Port Stephens community into the centre.

Parent testimonial | Kerri a mum at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

Kerri, a mum at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace, shares what she loves about sending her daughter to St Nick’s.

Accessing the Child Care Subsidy at St Nicholas Early Education

Introduced in late 2018, the new child care package includes changes to the annual cap. For families, these changes mean child care is more affordable and accessible for most families.

Open Day at St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

We’re very excited to welcome families from the Raymond Terrace and Port Stephens community to St Nick’s Raymond Terrace. We’re hosting an open day 29 March from 3.30pm - 5.30pm.