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Nurseries in Fort William

There are 9 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Fort William.

Inspection grades in Fort William

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 9 settings (17 Very good, 14 Good, 5 Adequate)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 7 registered childminders in Fort William (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

  • Ardgour Nursery - Nursery, Fort William PH33 7AB, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 22 May 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Banavie Primary Nursery - Nursery, Fort William PH33 7LX, 18 places
    Care Inspectorate, 21 May 2026: Good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
  • Caol and St Columba's Nursery - Nursery, Fort William PH33 7DP, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 9 December 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Inverlochy Primary Nursery Class - Nursery, Fort William PH33 6LS, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 August 2022: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Little Learners Nursery & Day Care - Nursery, Fort William PH33 6JD, 42 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 December 2021: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Lundavra Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Fort William PH33 6JR, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 October 2025: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions
  • Sgoil Araich Ghaidhlig Loch Abar - Nursery, Fort William PH33 7JE, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 June 2026: Good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
  • St. Brides Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Fort William PH33 6SA, 18 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 March 2017: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Stramash Outdoor Nursery, Fort William - Nursery, Fort William PH33 6TQ, 34 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 August 2021: 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 Fort William

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