Duncan Forbes Primary ELC
Duncan Forbes Primary ELC is a nursery in Inverness, with 89 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 14 November 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question.
Duncan Forbes Primary School, Keppoch Road, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7NY
Duncan Forbes Primary ELC is at Duncan Forbes Primary School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (over 3s); Nursery; School Age Child Care) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 89 (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
Duncan Forbes Primary ELC is run by Highland Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Good
- Leadership: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Care, play and learning: Very good
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 14 November 2024, report published 18 December 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2024-25: 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
- Green Tree Nursery - Nursery, Inverness IV2 7YU, 75 places, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 19 August 2026: Good in 4 key questions
- Smithton Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Inverness IV2 7PD, 104 places, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 1 February 2023: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Balloch Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Inverness IV2 7HQ, 46 places, 0.9 milesCare Inspectorate, 10 October 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Tiny Tots Nursery (Inverness) - Nursery, Inverness IV2 7HQ, 35 places, 0.9 milesCare Inspectorate, 4 February 2026: Good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
- Les Enfants Nursery - Nursery, Inverness IV2 5FT, 95 places, 1.0 milesCare Inspectorate, 7 December 2021: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
Schools nearby
- Duncan Forbes Primary School - Primary, under 0.1 miles
- Culloden Academy - Secondary, 0.4 miles
- Smithton Primary School - Primary, 0.8 miles
- Balloch Primary - Primary, 0.9 miles