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Nurseries in Stonehaven

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

Inspection grades in Stonehaven

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 8 settings (14 Very good, 16 Good, 2 Adequate)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 11 registered childminders in Stonehaven (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

  • Arduthie School Nursery - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 2DP, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 August 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Babes in the wood - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 2HQ, 50 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 December 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 2 key questions
  • Lairhillock School Nursery - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 3QS, 30 places
    Care Inspectorate, 21 January 2026: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Mill O'Forest School Nursery - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 2TD, 45 places
    Care Inspectorate, 12 March 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Newtonhill School Nursery - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 3XW, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 January 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • OaKley ASN Ltd - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 3QE, 15 places
  • Simpson Playhouse - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 2HS, 51 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 August 2025: Good in 4 key questions
  • The Croft Nurseries Ltd - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 2EJ, 133 places
    Care Inspectorate, 18 July 2022: Good in 4 key questions
  • The Croft Nurseries Ltd - Chapelton - Nursery, Stonehaven AB39 8AN, 90 places
    Care Inspectorate, 6 March 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Drumlithie After School Help (D.A.S.H) - Out-of-school club, Stonehaven AB39 3YS, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 August 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Stonehaven - Out-of-school club, Stonehaven AB39 2GZ, 9 places
    Care Inspectorate, 18 August 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Great Western @ Lairhillock - Out-of-school club, Stonehaven AB39 3QS, 40 places
  • Newtonhill Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Stonehaven AB39 3UL, 80 places
  • Stonehaven After School Club - Out-of-school club, Stonehaven AB39 2DH, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 28 May 2026: Good in 4 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 Stonehaven

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