Castle Douglas Nursery
Castle Douglas Nursery is a nursery in Castle Douglas, with 60 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 3 September 2025: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions.
Castle Douglas Primary School, Jenny's Loaning, Castle Douglas, DG7 1JA
Castle Douglas Nursery is at Castle Douglas Primary School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (under 3s); Nursery) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 60 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Provider type
- Local Authority (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered
- 1 April 2002 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
Who runs it
Castle Douglas Nursery is run by Dumfries & Galloway Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Very good
- Leadership: Good
- Staff team: Very good
- Care, play and learning: Good
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 3 September 2025, report published 25 September 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2025-26: requirements: Inspected but no requirements
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Care Inspectorate grades (Scotland)
The Care Inspectorate grades day care of children against key questions such as care, play and learning; setting; staff team; and leadership. Each is graded on a six-point scale: 6 Excellent, 5 Very good, 4 Good, 3 Adequate, 2 Weak, 1 Unsatisfactory.
Not every key question is graded at every inspection, so two settings may show different questions.
Source: Care Inspectorate
Funded early learning and childcare in Scotland
3 to 5 year olds can get up to 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare a year. That is around 30 hours a week if used only in school term time, or around 22 hours a week if used all year.
Some 2 year olds can get funded early learning and childcare too.
Source: mygov.scot: Funded early learning and childcare (checked 31 October 2026)
Other nurseries nearby
- Scruffs Registered Childcare - Nursery, Oakwell.industrial estaye DG7 1LA, 34 places, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 3 July 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Schools nearby
- Castle Douglas Primary School - Primary, under 0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas High School - Secondary, 0.6 miles