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Nurseries in Thurso

There are 9 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Thurso.

Inspection grades in Thurso

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 9 settings (18 Very good, 15 Good, 2 Adequate, 1 Weak)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 9 registered childminders in Thurso (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

  • Castletown Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 8UA, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 7 September 2023: Good in 4 key questions
  • Farr High Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 7SS, 18 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 November 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Melvich Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 7YL, 10 places
    Care Inspectorate, 9 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Miller Academy Early Learning and Childcare Centre - Nursery, Thurso KW14 7DH, 80 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 September 2022: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Mount Pleasant Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 8HL, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 13 May 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 2 key questions, Weak in 1 key question
  • Pennyland Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 7NY, 72 places
    Care Inspectorate, 11 June 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Playden Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 7DG, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 4 February 2026: Good in 4 key questions
  • Reay ELC - Nursery, Thurso KW14 7RE, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 May 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
  • Scallywags Nursery - Nursery, Thurso KW14 8XP, 15 places
    Care Inspectorate, 10 November 2023: 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 Thurso

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