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Nurseries in Wick

There are 8 nurseries and pre-schools on the Care Inspectorate register in Wick.

Inspection grades in Wick

  • Care Inspectorate grades: 8 settings (9 Very good, 11 Good, 10 Adequate, 2 Weak)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 2 registered childminders in Wick (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

  • Bower Busy Bees ELC (Early Learning Centre) - Nursery, Wick KW1 4TT, 12 places
    Care Inspectorate, 23 January 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions
  • Canisbay Rainbow Nursery - Nursery, Wick KW1 4YH, 16 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 April 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Keiss Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Wick KW1 4XB, 15 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 February 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 2 key questions, Weak in 1 key question
  • Newton Park Primary Nursery - Nursery, Wick KW1 5ND, 60 places
    Care Inspectorate, 18 November 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Noss Early Learning and Childcare - Nursery, Wick KW1 4DT, 80 places
    Care Inspectorate, 27 May 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions
  • PPP Childcare Service - Nursery, Wick KW1 5BA, 40 places
    Care Inspectorate, 8 May 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 2 key questions, Weak in 1 key question
  • Thrumster Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Wick KW1 5TR, 20 places
    Care Inspectorate, 26 May 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Watten Early Learning Centre - Nursery, Wick KW1 5XX, 24 places
    Care Inspectorate, 30 January 2025: 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 Wick

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