A childcare worker in New South Wales ' Central West region has been charged with assaulting a four-year-old at a childcare centre.

The 24-year-old woman allegedly forced the boy onto a bed on August 8 at a childcare centre in Kelso, nearly 200 kilometres west of Sydney .

As a result, the child's head struck the edge of the bed and left him with a 2cm laceration.

The child received immediate medical attention and no further injuries or issues were reported.

Police investigated the matter, and yesterday the woman was arrested at a home in Kelso.

She was charged with reckless wounding and was granted conditional bail.

The woman will appear at Bathurst Local Court on October 29.

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