Denend Nursery
Denend Nursery is a nursery in Lochgelly, with 30 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 19 May 2026: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions.
Denend Primary School, 4 School Lane, Cardenden, Lochgelly, KY5 0BS
Denend Nursery is at Denend Primary School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (under 3s); Nursery) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 30 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Provider type
- Local Authority (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered
- 9 August 2013 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
Who runs it
Denend Nursery is run by Fife Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Very good
- Leadership: Good
- Care, play and learning: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 19 May 2026, report published 23 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2026-27: requirements: Inspected but no requirements
- 2025-26: requirements: Yes
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
- Cardenden Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Lochgelly KY5 0EW, 40 places, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate, 21 May 2026: Good in 4 key questions
- St. Ninian's R C Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Lochgelly KY5 0JJ, 30 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 12 September 2023: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Noah's Ark Children's Nursery - Nursery, Lochgelly KY5 9DH, 40 places, 1.9 milesCare Inspectorate, 29 August 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Lochgelly South Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Lochgelly KY5 9LW, 24 places, 2.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 27 October 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 2 key questions
Schools nearby
- Denend Primary School - Primary, under 0.1 miles
- Cardenden Primary School - Primary, 0.3 miles
- St Ninian's R C Primary School - Primary, 0.5 miles