Lochardil Early Learning and Childcare Setting
Lochardil Early Learning and Childcare Setting is a nursery in Inverness, with 80 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 26 February 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question.
Lochardil Primary School, Lochardil Road, Inverness, IV2 4LB
Lochardil Early Learning and Childcare Setting is at Lochardil Primary School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (over 3s); Nursery; School Age Child Care) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 80 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Provider type
- Local Authority (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered
- 1 April 2002 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
Who runs it
Lochardil Early Learning and Childcare Setting is run by Highland Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
- Care, play and learning: Good
- Care and support planning: Very good
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 26 February 2026, report published 26 March 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2025-26: 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
- Busy Bees@ Inverness - Nursery, Inverness IV2 4JY, 82 places, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 13 February 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Holm Early Learning and Childcare Centre - Nursery, Inverness IV2 4YL, 86 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 22 September 2022: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- The Butterfly Rooms - Nursery, Inverness IV2 4HZ, 20 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 14 June 2022: Good in 4 key questions
- Cauldeen Primary School Acorn Nursery - Nursery, Inverness IV2 4HZ, 70 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 10 June 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Adequate in 2 key questions, Weak in 1 key question
- Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis - Nursery, Inverness IV2 6BA, 126 places, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 29 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
Schools nearby
- Lochardil Primary School - Primary, under 0.1 miles
- Drummond School - Special, 0.2 miles
- Inverness Royal Academy - Secondary, 0.5 miles
- Holm Primary School - Primary, 0.5 miles
- Cauldeen Primary School - Primary, 0.5 miles
Lochardil Early Learning and Childcare Setting on the Care Inspectorate website