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Nurseries in Penicuik

There are 9 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Penicuik, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Penicuik

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 8 settings (15 Very good, 17 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 12 registered childminders in Penicuik (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

  • Cornbank St. James' Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 9HE, 64 places
    Care Inspectorate, 7 November 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Cuiken Primary School Nursery Class - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 0HE, 74 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 September 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Mauricewood Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 0LE, 72 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 January 2026: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Penicuik Family Learning Centre - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 0HE, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 10 October 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • Pinocchio's Nursery - Penicuik - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 8BA, 53 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 August 2021: Good in 4 key questions
  • Pixies Quality Childcare Ltd - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 0RD, 19 places
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 9BB, 64 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 June 2026: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Scots Corner Early Learning and Childcare Centre - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 0EW, 34 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 May 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Strathesk Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Penicuik EH26 8EZ, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 5 March 2020: Good in 4 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • School's Out Penicuik - Out-of-school club, Penicuik EH26 8AG, 72 places
    Care Inspectorate, 3 June 2024: 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 Penicuik

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