Nurseries in Orkney
There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Orkney.
Inspection grades in Orkney
- Care Inspectorate grades: 14 settings (38 Very good, 17 Good, 1 Adequate)
Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.
Childminders and home childcarers
- 8 registered childminders in Orkney (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
- Burray Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2SS, 12 placesCare Inspectorate, 5 September 2018: Very good in 4 key questions
- Dounby Community School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2JA, 44 placesCare Inspectorate, 3 September 2019: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
- Eday Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2AA, 5 placesCare Inspectorate, 20 February 2023: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
- Evie Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2PE, 20 placesCare Inspectorate, 4 March 2020: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Firth Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2ES, 30 placesCare Inspectorate, 18 March 2024: Good in 4 key questions
- Hope Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2TN, 20 placesCare Inspectorate, 17 September 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- Orphir Community School - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2RB, 15 placesCare Inspectorate, 6 September 2018: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Papa Westray School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2BU, 4 placesCare Inspectorate, 4 September 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Rousay Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2PR, 8 placesCare Inspectorate, 6 September 2019: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Sanday Community School - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2AY, 15 placesCare Inspectorate, 14 September 2017: Very good in 4 key questions
- Shapinsay Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2DY, 9 placesCare Inspectorate, 15 November 2019: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
- St. Andrews Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2QU, 64 placesCare Inspectorate, 25 April 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
- Stronsay Junior High Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2AE, 20 placesCare Inspectorate, 18 September 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Westray Junior High School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2DH, 16 placesCare Inspectorate, 24 April 2025: Very good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
Nursery groups with settings here
- Orkney Islands Council (14 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 Orkney
- Burray Primary School - Primary
- Dounby Community School - Primary
- Eday Primary School - Primary
- Evie Primary School - Primary
- Firth Primary School - Primary
- Glaitness School - Primary
- Hope Primary School - Primary
- Orphir Community School - Primary
- Papa Westray Community School - Primary
- Papdale Primary School - Primary
- Rousay Primary School - Primary
- Shapinsay Community School - Primary
Sources: Care Inspectorate, registers as at 30 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.