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Nurseries in Banff

There are 5 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Banff, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Banff

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 5 settings (8 Very good, 12 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 4 registered childminders in Banff (Care Inspectorate, as at 30 September 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Banff Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Banff AB45 1BL, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 15 May 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Gardenstown Playschool - Nursery, Banff AB45 3HA, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 7 November 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Ordiquhill School Nursery - Nursery, Banff AB45 2EX, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 June 2025: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Portsoy School Nursery - Nursery, Banff AB45 2RB, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 September 2019: Good in 4 key questions
  • Whitehills School Nursery - Nursery, Banff AB45 2LX, 32 places
    Care Inspectorate, 2 October 2023: Good in 4 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Banff - Out-of-school club, Banff AB45 1BL, 9 places
    Care Inspectorate, 6 May 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Scoobys After School Club - Out-of-school club, Banff AB45 1BL, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 31 May 2023: Good in 4 key questions

Nursery groups with settings here

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)

Council area

Schools in Banff

Sources: Care Inspectorate, registers as at 30 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.