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Nurseries in St. Andrews

There are 9 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in St. Andrews, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in St. Andrews

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 9 settings (11 Very good, 25 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 4 registered childminders in St. Andrews (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

  • Acorn Day Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 8NA, 52 places
    Care Inspectorate, 14 August 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Balmullo Primary School Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 0DH, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 November 2021: Good in 4 key questions
  • Canongate Primary School Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 8RU, 34 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 February 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Lawhead Primary School Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 9NG, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 August 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Leuchars Primary School Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 0EZ, 66 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 January 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Rainbow Nursery Ltd - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 9UE, 63 places
    Care Inspectorate, 24 October 2023: Good in 4 key questions
  • St. Andrews Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 8DF, 84 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 January 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • The Montessori Children's House, St. Andrews Limited - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 9JT, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 1 June 2023: Very good in 4 key questions
  • University of St. Andrews Nursery - Nursery, St. Andrews KY16 8TU, 44 places
    Care Inspectorate, 16 May 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Balmullo Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, St. Andrews KY16 0DH, 28 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 November 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Bright Horizons Day Care Centre - Childcare setting, St Andrews KY16 0JX, 120 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 July 2022: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Cosmos After School & Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, St. Andrews KY16 9LB, 70 places
  • Lawhead Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, St. Andrews KY16 9NG, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 29 April 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Leuchars Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, St. Andrews KY16 0EZ, 32 places
    Care Inspectorate, 7 October 2019: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 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 St. Andrews

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