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Nurseries in Laurencekirk

There are 6 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Laurencekirk, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Laurencekirk

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 6 settings (5 Excellent, 13 Very good, 6 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 5 registered childminders in Laurencekirk (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

  • Auchenblae Pre-school Group - Nursery, Laurencekirk AB30 1XQ, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 September 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Auchenblae School Nursery - Nursery, Laurencekirk AB30 1WQ, 25 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 February 2023: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Fettercairn Nursery - Nursery, Laurencekirk AB30 1YB, 23 places
    Care Inspectorate, 16 November 2018: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd - Nursery, Laurencekirk AB30 1AJ, 39 places
    Care Inspectorate, 21 April 2023: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Laurencekirk Nursery - Nursery, Laurencekirk AB30 1EG, 55 places
    Care Inspectorate, 23 February 2023: Excellent in 1 key question, Very good in 3 key questions
  • Poppies Pre-School Ltd - Nursery, Laurencekirk AB30 1DX, 42 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 March 2023: Excellent in 4 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Laurencekirk Out Of School Club (loosc) - Out-of-school club, Laurencekirk AB30 1BL, 44 places
    Care Inspectorate, 22 January 2025: 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 Laurencekirk

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