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Nurseries in Dumbarton

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Dumbarton, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Dumbarton

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 10 settings (2 Excellent, 19 Very good, 19 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 9 registered childminders in Dumbarton (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

  • Andrew B Cameron ELCC - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 3HQ, 56 places
    Care Inspectorate, 10 November 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Bellsmyre ELCC - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 3DR, 110 places
    Care Inspectorate, 23 May 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Braehead PS ELCC - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 2BL, 100 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 March 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Brucehill ELCC - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 4EN, 80 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 May 2023: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Carousel Nurseries (Dumbarton) - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 1RE, 75 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 December 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Dalreoch Primary School ELCC - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 5AZ, 36 places
    Care Inspectorate, 15 June 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Great Start Childcare Ltd - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 2TH, 105 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 March 2026: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Nursery Rhymes Childcare Ltd - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 5NT, 57 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 June 2023: Good in 4 key questions
  • Renton Primary School ELCC - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 4NA, 88 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 April 2025: Excellent in 2 key questions, Very good in 2 key questions
  • Tots R Us Nursery Ltd - Nursery, Dumbarton G82 2PZ, 28 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 August 2022: Good in 4 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • GillzlittleGemz Dumbarton - Out-of-school club, Dumbarton G82 3DT, 24 places
  • Studio 2 School's Out Club - Out-of-school club, Dumbarton G82 1AB, 34 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 November 2022: Good in 4 key questions
  • The Geilston Hall After School Club - Out-of-school club, Dumbarton G82 5PA, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 June 2023: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 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 Dumbarton

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