Lockyer Valley Early Education Centre & Pre-School
53 William Street, Gatton QLD 4343
Lockyer Valley Early Education Centre & Pre-School is a long day care centre in Gatton QLD 4343, run by Queensland Child Care Service Pty Ltd ATF the Queensland Child Care Service Trust No.2. It is approved for 117 children. It opens 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 8 services in Gatton; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 117
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 53 William Street, Gatton QLD 4343
- 07 5462 3100
- 07 5462 3033
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Lockyer Valley Early Education Centre & Pre-School sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Queensland averaged $14.15 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 (Sep 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousApr 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Gatton
- Active Kids Early Learning Centre Gatton 75 places Long day care
- First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre 59 places Long day care
- Gatton Kindergarten 48 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Gatton 74 places Long day care
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Kindergarten 22 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Outside School Hours Care 60 places Outside school hours 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 Gatton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,851
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,275
- Median rent /wk
- $295
- Avg household size
- 2.6