How many childcare services are in Lock SA?

1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Lock, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.

Which childcare in Lock has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Lock Early Learning Centre (Working Towards NQS) currently ranks first in Lock on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.

How does childcare quality in Lock compare with SA?

0% of services in Lock are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 11% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Lock SA

ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Lock, SA. Of these, 1 is centre-based and 0 are family day care. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 70. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.

Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 1
Centre-based: 1
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 70

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS0
Working Towards NQS1
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Lock vs nearby vs SA

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Lock, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Lock0%
Nearby suburbs11.1%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Lock0%
Nearby suburbs77.8%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 65–86 so small gaps are visible

Lock70
Nearby suburbs84
SA84

Service counts in each area

Lock1
Nearby suburbs9
SA1,317

Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.

Services in Lock

Lock Early Learning Centre

Lock SA 5633

70 / 100

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 5633

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Lock SA?: 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Lock, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.
Which childcare in Lock has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Lock Early Learning Centre (Working Towards NQS) currently ranks first in Lock on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.
How does childcare quality in Lock compare with SA?: 0% of services in Lock are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 11% in nearby suburbs.