Nurseries in South Queensferry
There are 8 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in South Queensferry, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.
Inspection grades in South Queensferry
- Care Inspectorate grades: 8 settings (3 Excellent, 16 Very good, 13 Good)
Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.
Childminders and home childcarers
- 15 registered childminders in South Queensferry (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
- Dalmeny Primary School Nursery - Nursery, South Queensferry EH30 9TZ, 30 placesCare Inspectorate, 21 June 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- Echline Primary School Nursery Class - Nursery, South Queensferry EH30 9XJ, 30 placesCare Inspectorate, 31 October 2025: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
- Little Bugs - Nursery, South Queensferry EH30 9SL, 42 placesCare Inspectorate, 16 July 2024: Excellent in 1 key question, Very good in 3 key questions
- Nippers Nursery - Nursery, South Queensferry EH30 9TU, 52 placesCare Inspectorate, 12 September 2025: Good in 4 key questions
- Queensferry Forest Kindergarten - Nursery, South Queensferry EH30 9SQ, 15 placesCare Inspectorate, 6 March 2026: Excellent in 2 key questions, Very good in 2 key questions
- Queensferry Primary Early Learning and Childcare - Nursery, South Queensferry EH30 9NX, 128 placesCare Inspectorate, 24 November 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Rosebery Playgroup - Pre-school, South Queensferry EH30 9LL, 30 placesCare Inspectorate, 3 May 2024: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Tom Thumb Playgroup Ltd - Pre-school, South Queensferry EH30 9HU, 15 placesCare Inspectorate, 24 September 2019: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Out-of-school clubs and other childcare
- Squids After School Club - Out-of-school club, South Queensferry EH30 9JA, 80 placesCare Inspectorate, 27 May 2026: Good in 2 key questions, Adequate in 2 key questions
Nursery groups with settings here
- City of Edinburgh Council (4 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 South Queensferry
- St Margaret's RC Primary School - Primary
Sources: Care Inspectorate, registers as at 30 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.