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Childcare quality in Cooks Hill (2300)

Finding quality childcare near Cooks Hill is one of the most practical concerns for families with children under five. The card below covers long day care, family day care, and outside school hours care (OSHC) services operating within a reasonable distance of Cooks Hill 2300, alongside their ACECQA National Quality Standard (NQS) rating, which ranges from Exceeding NQS to Working Towards NQS.

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Childcare in Cooks Hill

Within 2 km of suburb centroid · ACECQA National Register · April 2026
Approved services
10
within 2 km of centroid
Meeting or exceeding NQS
100%
Majority of services meet the national quality standard.
Places per child
i
—
Higher is easier to find a spot.
NQS rating distribution
10 services in band
Exceeding National Quality Standard3 · 30%
Meeting National Quality Standard7 · 70%
Nearest 3
service · band · places · distance
Cooks Hill Pre-School
In postcode
Preschool / kindergartenExceeding20 places
Newcastle Community Preschool
In postcode
Preschool / kindergartenExceeding25 places
Newcastle East Out of School Hours
In postcode
OSHCMeeting75 places
Source: ACECQA National Register (CC BY). Daily updates. Places-per-child uses ABS Census 2021.

The childcare landscape in Cooks Hill 2300 can shift quickly: centres open, close, change ownership, and receive new NQS assessments. The data here is updated from the ACECQA national register, but ratings are only refreshed after an assessment visit, which can be infrequent for well-performing services. Use the ACECQA website directly to verify the most current rating and assessment date for any specific centre before making an enrolment decision.

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