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Nurseries in Orkney Islands

There are 20 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Orkney Islands council area.

Inspection grades in Orkney Islands

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 20 settings (1 Excellent, 52 Very good, 25 Good, 1 Adequate)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 18 registered childminders in Orkney Islands (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 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 September 2018: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Dounby Community School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2JA, 44 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 September 2019: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Eday Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2AA, 5 places
    Care Inspectorate, 20 February 2023: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Evie Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2PE, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 March 2020: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Firth Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2ES, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 18 March 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Glaitness School Nursery - Nursery, Kirkwall KW15 1RP, 90 places
    Care Inspectorate, 19 September 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Hope Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2TN, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 17 September 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
  • North Walls Community School Nursery - Nursery, Stromness KW16 3NX, 12 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 August 2020: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Orphir Community School - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2RB, 15 places
    Care Inspectorate, 6 September 2018: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Papa Westray School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2BU, 4 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 September 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Papdale Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Kirkwall KW15 1PJ, 94 places
    Care Inspectorate, 23 June 2022: Excellent in 1 key question, Very good in 3 key questions
  • Rousay Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2PR, 8 places
    Care Inspectorate, 6 September 2019: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Sanday Community School - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2AY, 15 places
    Care Inspectorate, 14 September 2017: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Shapinsay Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2DY, 9 places
    Care 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 places
    Care Inspectorate, 25 April 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Stenness Community School Nursery - Nursery, Stromness KW16 3LB, 15 places
    Care Inspectorate, 1 September 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Stromness Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Stromness KW16 3JS, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 17 September 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Stronsay Junior High Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2AE, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 18 September 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • The Strynd Nursery - Nursery, Kirkwall KW15 1GS, 51 places
    Care Inspectorate, 6 March 2020: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Westray Junior High School Nursery - Nursery, Orkney KW17 2DH, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 April 2025: Very good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question

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)

Towns in Orkney Islands

Schools in Orkney Islands

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