Noss Early Learning and Childcare
Noss Early Learning and Childcare is a nursery in Wick, with 80 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 27 May 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions.
Noss Primary School, Ackergill Street, Wick, KW1 4DT
Noss Early Learning and Childcare is at Noss primary school.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (under 3s); Nursery) (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
Noss Early Learning and Childcare is run by Highland Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: Good
- Leadership: Adequate
- Care, play and learning: Adequate
- Care and support planning: Adequate
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026, inspection on 27 May 2026, report published 10 July 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2026-27: requirements: Inspected but no requirements
- 2025-26: requirements: Yes
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
- PPP Childcare Service - Nursery, Wick KW1 5BA, 40 places, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 8 May 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, 0.9 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 November 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
Schools nearby
- Noss primary school - Primary, under 0.1 miles
- Wick High School - Secondary, 0.7 miles
- Newton Park Primary - Primary, 0.9 miles
Noss Early Learning and Childcare on the Care Inspectorate website