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Nurseries in Irvine

There are 17 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Irvine, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Irvine

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 17 settings (1 Excellent, 14 Very good, 49 Good, 3 Adequate)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 28 registered childminders in Irvine (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

  • Annick Primary School and Early Years Class - Nursery, Irvine KA11 1BQ, 52 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 March 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Bright Beginnings Early Years Centre - Nursery, Irvine KA12 0NR, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 September 2022: Good in 4 key questions
  • Burnside House Nursery - Nursery, Irvine KA12 8RU, 140 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 July 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions
  • Castlepark Early Years Centre - Nursery, Irvine KA12 9LQ, 88 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 December 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Dreghorn Primary School Early Years Class - Nursery, Irvine KA11 4DD, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 14 March 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Elderbank Early Years - Nursery, Irvine KA11 1LA, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 December 2018: Excellent in 1 key question, Very good in 1 key question, Good in 2 key questions
  • First Steps Nursery - Nursery, Irvine KA12 0YD, 80 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 February 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Lawthorn Primary School Nursery Class - Nursery, Irvine KA11 2AY, 34 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 March 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Loudoun-Montgomery Primary School Nursery Class - Nursery, Irvine KA12 8DF, 47 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 March 2020: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Marress House Early Years Centre - Nursery, Irvine KA11 8EE, 55 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 May 2026: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Montgomerie Park Primary Early Years Class - Nursery, Irvine KA11 2FD, 46 places
    Care Inspectorate, 7 May 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Springside Early Years Class - Nursery, Irvine KA11 3AZ, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 1 December 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 2 key questions
  • St John Ogilvie Early Years Class - Nursery, Irvine KA11 1PZ, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 21 May 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • St. Mark's Primary School Nursery Class - Nursery, Irvine KA12 0NS, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 17 March 2023: Good in 4 key questions
  • The Owl & Pussycat Nursery - Nursery, Irvine KA12 8PS, 59 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 July 2022: Good in 4 key questions
  • Treetops Nursery - Nursery, Irvine KA12 9HY, 45 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 October 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Woodlands Primary School Early Years Class - Nursery, Irvine KA12 0PU, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 February 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Girdle Toll Out of School Care (Annick) - Out-of-school club, Irvine KA11 1BQ, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 25 February 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions
  • Girdle Toll Out of School Care (Lawthorn) - Out-of-school club, Irvine KA11 2AY, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 21 November 2018: Good in 4 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 Irvine

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