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Nurseries in Cowdenbeath

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

Inspection grades in Cowdenbeath

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 5 settings (11 Very good, 8 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 14 registered childminders in Cowdenbeath (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

  • Cowdenbeath Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Cowdenbeath KY4 8JP, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 January 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Foulford Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Cowdenbeath KY4 9SN, 72 places
    Care Inspectorate, 19 September 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Hill Of Beath Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Cowdenbeath KY4 8DP, 48 places
    Care Inspectorate, 18 February 2025: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Lumphinnans Primary & Community School Nursery - Nursery, Cowdenbeath KY4 9HG, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 November 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • St. Bride's R C Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Cowdenbeath KY4 9LD, 64 places
    Care Inspectorate, 2 December 2025: Very good in 3 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Cowdenbeath After School Club - Out-of-school club, Cowdenbeath KY4 9DD, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 June 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 2 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
  • Crossgates Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Cowdenbeath KY4 8AR, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 November 2024: Very 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 Cowdenbeath

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