Mary MacKillop Childcare North Queensland is focused on the high-quality provision of care to families across the Catholic Diocese of Townsville. Mary Mackillop Childcare NQ Catholic childcare has now grown to become a substantial ministry, including six Early Learning Centres, nine Kindergartens and 14 Outside School Hours Care centres. As a Catholic Church organisation, we must always put Jesus first. As Pope Francis has said many times "Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.