Fulham Park Preschool Kindergarten
95 / 100Lockleys SA 5032
Centre-Based Care
Provider Department For Education
Childcare centres in Lockleys SA
ChildcareScout lists 7 ACECQA-approved education and care services in Lockleys, SA. Of these, 7 are centre-based and 0 are family day care. 3 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 3 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 87. 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.
- Services
- 7
- Centre-based
- 7
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 87
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS3
- Meeting NQS3
- Working Towards NQS1
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Lockleys vs nearby vs SA
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Lockleys, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Lockleys42.9%
- Nearby suburbs33.3%
- SA20.7%
Meeting NQS %
- Lockleys42.9%
- Nearby suburbs52.4%
- SA59.8%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–87 so small gaps are visible
- Lockleys87
- Nearby suburbs86
- SA84
Service counts in each area
- Lockleys7
- Nearby suburbs21
- 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 Lockleys
Lockleys Child Care & Early Learning Centre
95 / 100Lockleys SA 5032
Centre-Based Care
95 / 100
Centre-Based Care
Provider Department For Education
Precious Cargo Lockleys
85 / 100Lockleys SA 5032
Centre-Based Care
Provider Mayfield Childcare Limited
St Francis School Oshc
85 / 100Lockleys SA 5032
Centre-Based Care
Provider South Australian Commission For Catholic Schools INCORPORATED
Stepping Stone Lockleys Childcare & Early Development Centre
85 / 100Lockleys SA 5032
Centre-Based Care
Provider Stepping Stone (s.a.) Childcare & Early Development Centres PTY LTD
Lockleys North Primary School Oshc
70 / 100Lockleys SA 5032
Centre-Based Care
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Lockleys SA?
- 7 ACECQA-approved services are listed in Lockleys, including 7 centre-based. 3 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 Lockleys has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Fulham Park Preschool Kindergarten (Exceeding NQS) currently ranks first in Lockleys 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 Lockleys compare with SA?
- 43% of services in Lockleys are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 33% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Lockleys near other childcare areas?
- Lockleys is closest to the Adelaide hub. See the Adelaide childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.