Oz Education Lake Cathie
25 Forest Parkway, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Oz Education Lake Cathie is a long day care centre in Lake Cathie NSW 2445, run by Oz Education Lake Cathie Pty Ltd ATF Oz Education Lake Cathie Unit Trust. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 7:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 4 services in Lake Cathie; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 26/08/2009
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 25 Forest Parkway, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 02 6584 8044
- 02 6584 8550
- ozeducation.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Oz Education Lake Cathie sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Jun 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2023 | PreviousNov 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Lake Cathie
- Active OOSH Lake Cathie 105 places Outside school hours care
- Bambi Forest School 56 places Long day care
- Lake Cathie Little Learners 125 places Long day care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Lake Cathie
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,296
- Median age
- 52
- Household income /wk
- $1,275
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.4