Methlick Nursery
Methlick Nursery is a nursery in Ellon, with 20 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 25 November 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions.
Methlick School, Methlick, Ellon, AB41 7DS
Methlick Nursery is at Methlick School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (over 3s); Nursery) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 20 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Provider type
- Local Authority (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered
- 21 August 2017 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
Who runs it
Methlick Nursery is run by Aberdeenshire Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Very good
- Leadership: Good
- Care, play and learning: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 25 November 2025, report published 19 December 2025. 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
- Haddo Woodland Kindergarten - Nursery, Ellon AB41 7EQ, 21 places, 1.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 16 September 2022: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
Schools nearby
- Methlick School - Primary, under 0.1 miles