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Nurseries in Dunbar

There are 6 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Dunbar, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Dunbar

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 5 settings (1 Excellent, 11 Very good, 4 Good, 2 Adequate, 2 Weak)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 9 registered childminders in Dunbar (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

  • Cherrytrees Children's Nursery - Dunbar - Nursery, Dunbar EH42 1JP, 83 places
    Care Inspectorate, 25 June 2026: Good in 2 key questions, Adequate in 2 key questions
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Dunbar EH42 1DG, 170 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 October 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Dunbar Private Nursery - Nursery, Dunbar EH42 1RF, 32 places
  • Innerwick Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Dunbar EH42 1SD, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 April 2019: Excellent in 1 key question, Very good in 3 key questions
  • Stepping Stones Nursery - Nursery, Dunbar EH42 1LU, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 19 May 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 1 key question, Weak in 2 key questions
  • West Barns Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Dunbar EH42 1TZ, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 June 2022: Very good in 4 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Countess After School Club - Out-of-school club, Dunbar EH42 1DX, 74 places
    Care Inspectorate, 21 April 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Dunbar After-School Club - Out-of-school club, Dunbar EH42 1DG, 70 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 May 2026: 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 Dunbar

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