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Nurseries in Forres

There are 7 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Forres.

Inspection grades in Forres

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 6 settings (8 Very good, 16 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 11 registered childminders in Forres (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

  • Dyke Preschool Centre - Nursery, Forres IV36 2TF, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 April 2019: Good in 4 key questions
  • Hop, Skip & Jump Nursery - Nursery, Forres IV36 1BL, 34 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 November 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Kinloss Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Forres IV36 3SX, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 January 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Noah's Ark Day Care - Nursery, Forres IV36 2SX, 42 places
    Care Inspectorate, 25 May 2018: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Pilmuir Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Forres IV36 1HD, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 June 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • RAFAKidz Kinloss - Nursery, Forres IV36 3SX, 102 places
  • Rainbow Childcare and Education Ltd - Nursery, Forres IV36 1LN, 49 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 December 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 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 Forres

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