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Raymond Terrace

St Nicholas Early Education

Each child is driven by a natural desire to explore, experience and discover all the wonders of the world around them. This inbuilt drive is intrinsic to the growth and development of young children and plays an important role in early education.

At St Nicholas Early Education, our team of educators work to nurture and develop each child’s inner curiosity through the delivery of a play-based and child-led curriculum which puts the individual child at the centre of their own learning journey.

St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace

St Nick’s Raymond Terrace is a 77-place early education centre catering to children 0 - 5 years of age.

The Raymond Terrace early education centre features a dedicated 12-place nursery for children aged 0 - 15 months. As with all St Nick’s centres, nappies and cot linens are provided.

In addition to a nursery, St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace includes 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 Nick’s 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 is operating out of what was Williamtown early education and preschool. We will continue to offer services currently available to RAAF families as well as the community in Port Stephens.

St Nick’s will also be providing an investment to the outdoor areas at Raymond Terrace. The upgrade will provide St Nick’s Kids with the opportunity to engage in more nature-based activities.

The upgrade to the outdoor play area will include areas like: a mud kitchen; cubby-houses and tepees; and free space for children to run and provide areas of height which allow for exploration of areas outside of the centre.

Enrolling your child at St Nick’s

To learn more about St Nicholas Early Education at Raymond Terrace, fill out the form on this page or contact us at (02) 4979 1110

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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.

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At St Nicholas Early Education, educators work with each child on an individual level to gain an understanding of the child’s wants, needs, interests and strengths.

Once educators have this understanding, they work on designing indoor and outdoor learning spaces that accommodate each child.

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Babies who attend St Nicholas Early Education engage in ‘tummy time’ each day. ‘Tummy time’ is quite simply the act of enabling babies to observe and interact with the world around them whilst they are lying on their tummies. ‘Tummy time’ helps to babies build the strength and coordination needed for rolling over, crawling, reaching, and playing. All babies benefit from tummy time, including newborns.

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Reading and storytelling with children promotes their brain development and their imagination. It also teaches them about language and emotions.

St Nicholas educators engage children with reading and storytelling as a part of each centre’s daily programming.

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DID YOU KNOW:

St Nicholas Early Education is inspired by St Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of children. Legend has it he secretly left gifts which developed the traditions that we now associate with Santa Claus, or Saint Nick.

However, there is much more to what we do at St Nicholas Early Education than the legend of St Nick. The wellbeing and care for children, family life and the need to provide for a family are key tenets of the St Nicholas philosophy.

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St Nicholas educators are responsive to all children’s strengths, abilities and interests. They base their educational program on the strengths, skills and knowledge of each child to ensure the highest level of motivation and engagement in learning.

We include children’s voices in our program and ensure daily reflection promotes continual self-evaluation of the curriculum. We also provide a stimulating and challenging environment that encourages our children’s curiosity and creativity, building confidence along the way.

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Children use their senses to explore and try to make sense of the world around them. They do this by touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, moving and hearing.

Providing opportunities for children to actively use their senses as they explore their world through ‘sensory play’ is crucial to brain development. Enriched play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways.

This enables a child to complete more complex learning tasks and supports the child’s cognitive growth, language development, gross motor skills, social interaction and problem solving skills.

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St Nicholas educators initiate programs based on children’s interests. We engage and inspire our young learners to strive to be the best version of themselves every single day.

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St Nicholas Early Education Cardiff has bright and stimulating classrooms, all opening onto an atrium-style outdoor play area featuring age-appropriate natural and man-made play equipment.

The crown jewel of St Nick’s Cardiff is the large outdoor space featuring a wooden pirate ship, complete with portholes, sails and a crow’s nest - all made from natural, locally-sourced wood and materials.

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St Nicholas Early Education Cardiff features two 12-place nursery rooms for children aged 0-2. Educators relationships with our very young promotes children's well being, their self esteem, their sense of security and of belonging.

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St Nick’s 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 Nick’s 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 Nick’s 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.

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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.

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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.

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.