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Nurseries in Buckie

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Buckie.

Inspection grades in Buckie

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 10 settings (9 Very good, 31 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 4 registered childminders in Buckie (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

  • Cullen Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 4UZ, 58 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 June 2022: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Findochty Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 4QW, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 17 December 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Lady Cathcart Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 1AZ, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 May 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Millbank Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 1LU, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 December 2019: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Portessie Playgroup - Pre-school, Buckie AB56 1TN, 26 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 April 2025: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Portgordon Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 5RA, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 November 2022: Good in 4 key questions
  • Portknockie Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 4NX, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 December 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Rainbow Days - Nursery, Buckie AB56 1BP, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 October 2023: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • St. Peter's RC Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Buckie AB56 1QN, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 June 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • The Teddy Bear Developmental Playgroup - Pre-school, Buckie AB56 4BX, 10 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 November 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions

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 Buckie

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