Linkwood Nursery
Linkwood Nursery is a nursery in Elgin, with 56 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 5 March 2025: Very good in 4 key questions.
Linkwood Primary School, Thistle Drive, Elgin, IV30 8AS
Linkwood Nursery is at Linkwood Primary School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (under 3s); Nursery) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 56 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Provider type
- Local Authority (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered
- 16 March 2021 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
Who runs it
Linkwood Nursery is run by The Moray Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Care, play and learning: Very good
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 5 March 2025, report published 9 May 2022. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2024-25: requirements: Inspected but no requirements
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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)
Other nurseries nearby
- The Magic Roundabout Childcare Centre Ltd - Southfield - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6GQ, 86 places, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 28 May 2026: Good in 3 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
- The Magic Roundabout Childcare Centre Ltd - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6DY, 40 places, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate, 3 November 2021: Very good in 4 key questions
- New Elgin Primary School Nursery - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6DP, 24 places, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 11 March 2020: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
- Jack and Jill Nursery School - Nursery, Elgin IV30 6YP, 60 places, 1.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 10 December 2018: Excellent in 3 key questions, Very good in 1 key question
- Liberty Kids - Nursery, Elgin IV30 1QH, 95 places, 1.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 December 2021: Good in 4 key questions
Schools nearby
- New Elgin Primary School - Primary, 0.7 miles
- Greenwards Primary School - Primary, 1.2 miles
- Linkwood Primary School - Primary, 1.3 miles
- East End Primary School - Primary, 1.3 miles
- St Sylvester's RC Primary School - Primary, 1.4 miles