Orchard Brae Nursery
Orchard Brae Nursery is a nursery in Aberdeen, with 52 registered places. Care Inspectorate, 12 September 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question.
Orchard Brae School, Howes Road, Aberdeen, AB16 7RW
Orchard Brae Nursery is at Orchard Brae School.
Key facts
- Type
- Nursery (Day Care of Children (over 3s); Nursery) (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered places
- 52 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Provider type
- Local Authority (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
- Registered
- 22 November 2011 (Care Inspectorate datastore, as at 30 September 2026)
Who runs it
Orchard Brae Nursery is run by Aberdeen City Council (Care Inspectorate register).
Latest inspection
- Setting: 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 12 September 2024, report published 7 October 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Complaints, enforcements and requirements
- 2024-25: 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
- Heathryburn Nursery School - Nursery, Aberdeen AB16 7RW, 40 places, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 May 2025: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Westpark School Nursery - Nursery, Aberdeen AB16 7JD, 40 places, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 20 November 2018: Very good in 4 key questions
- Quarryhill School Nursery - Nursery, Aberdeen AB16 5QT, 40 places, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 1 November 2018: Good in 4 key questions
- Kingsford School Nursery - Nursery, Aberdeen AB16 6PQ, 40 places, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 16 April 2025: Good in 4 key questions
- Brimmond School Nursery - Nursery, Aberdeen AB21 9DF, 50 places, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 2 March 2022: Good in 4 key questions
Schools nearby
- Heathryburn School - Primary, under 0.1 miles
- Orchard Brae School - Special, under 0.1 miles
- Westpark School - Primary, 0.2 miles
- Quarryhill School - Primary, 0.7 miles
- Kingsford School - Primary, 0.7 miles