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Nurseries in Elgin

There are 20 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Elgin.

Inspection grades in Elgin

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 20 settings (5 Excellent, 37 Very good, 37 Good, 1 Adequate)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 34 registered childminders in Elgin (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

  • Ark Childcare Ltd - Nursery, Elgin IV30 8UW, 90 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 February 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Bishopmill Pre-school Centre - Nursery, Elgin IV30 4DY, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 August 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Burghead Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 5UQ, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 2 September 2019: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Curious Minds Education Centre - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1EE, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 15 May 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Earthtime's Forest School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 5QB, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 20 February 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
  • East End School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1RP, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 November 2019: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Hopeman Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 5TQ, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 December 2019: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Jack and Jill Nursery School - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6YP, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 10 December 2018: Excellent in 3 key questions, Very good in 1 key question
  • Lhanbryde Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 8PD, 37 places
    Care Inspectorate, 23 April 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Liberty Kids - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1QH, 95 places
    Care Inspectorate, 9 December 2021: Good in 4 key questions
  • Linkwood Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 8AS, 56 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 March 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Miltonduff Pre-school Group - Pre-school, Elgin IV30 8TY, 26 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 August 2018: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • New Elgin Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6DP, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 March 2020: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Seafield Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 4ES, 56 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 February 2018: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Stramash Outdoor Nursery, Elgin - Nursery, Elgin IV30 8XJ, 42 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 September 2025: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • St. Sylvester's Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1DA, 44 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 September 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • The Magic Roundabout Childcare Centre Ltd - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6DY, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 November 2021: Very good in 4 key questions
  • The Magic Roundabout Childcare Centre Ltd - Southfield - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6GQ, 86 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 May 2026: Good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
  • UHI Moray Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1JJ, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 10 November 2022: Good in 4 key questions
  • V.I.P. Childcare - Moray - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1NE, 82 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 September 2021: Excellent in 2 key questions, Very 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 Elgin

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