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Nurseries in Ellon

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Ellon, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ellon

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 12 settings (16 Very good, 32 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 29 registered childminders in Ellon (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

  • Auchterellon School Nursery - Nursery, Ellon AB41 9FA, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 December 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Ellon Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Ellon AB41 9BB, 38 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 April 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Gordon Park Early Learning and Childcare - Nursery, Ellon AB41 8LF, 18 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 November 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Haddo Woodland Kindergarten - Nursery, Ellon AB41 7EQ, 21 places
    Care Inspectorate, 16 September 2022: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Meiklemill School Nursery - Nursery, Ellon AB41 9BQ, 72 places
    Care Inspectorate, 9 March 2023: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Methlick Nursery - Nursery, Ellon AB41 7DS, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 25 November 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Newburgh Mathers School Nursery Class - Nursery, Ellon AB41 6BT, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 November 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Newburgh Preschool - Pre-school, Ellon AB41 6BL, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 20 January 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Pitmedden School Nursery - Nursery, Ellon AB41 7NY, 32 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 November 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Stepping Stones Nursery Ellon - Nursery, Ellon AB41 9RG, 49 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 May 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Tarves School Nursery Class - Nursery, Ellon AB41 7JX, 18 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 March 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Udny Station Pre-School Playgroup - Nursery, Ellon AB41 6QJ, 33 places
    Care Inspectorate, 1 September 2023: Good in 4 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Flexible Childcare Services - Ellon - Out-of-school club, Ellon AB41 9BB, 9 places
    Care Inspectorate, 25 January 2023: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Kids Academy - Out-of-school club, Ellon AB41 8LF, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 August 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Kids Academy OOSC Auchterellon - Out-of-school club, Ellon AB41 9FA, 40 places
  • Pitmedden Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Ellon AB41 7NY, 32 places

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 Ellon

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