Nurseries

A nursery school teacher with a group of children

Nursery staff pay boost calls: Fears workers will go to public sector

Louise Licznerski with some of the children at Little Bugs nursery in West Lothian.

Inside the childcare funding crisis in West Lothian

The Learning Experience is "one of the most innovative brands in early childhood education"

Ad Feature Banana Moon nurseries acquired by The Learning Experience

A primary pupil take part in Bikeability

Exclusive Impact of pandemic sees drastic drop in children able to cycle

High-quality wooden playsets designed for use in nurseries make for incredibly reliable and sturdy products for home use

Best early years toys and nursery play sets parents are buying

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Parents warn of nursery funding changes 'rippling across Scotland'

Nursery children are being disrupted by changes to cross-border funding

Exclusive Nurseries in legal move over council failure on cross-border childcare

Teachers could strike in the run-up to next year’s Scottish Parliament elections

Exclusive School strike dates announced for six Scottish councils

The list of schools and nurseries containing asbestos in Edinburgh has been revealed

Asbestos found in 90 schools and nurseries in Edinburgh - full list

Asbestos was used in many industries and buildings until it was banned in 1999. While asbestos continues to be safely removed, much of this material is still in place

20 schools and nurseries in East Renfrewshire with asbestos revealed

Scottish nurseries are seeing staffing levels fall

Exclusive Calls to address nurseries 'crisis' as staffing numbers fall

Skye Tucker suffered the injury at Little Clouds Nursery in Aberdeen.

Nursery pays out £10,000 after toddler broke leg on first day

Around 37,000 of these attacks occurred in schools. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

100 assaults a day taking place in Scotland's schools and nurseries

A child at nursery, as Edinburgh City Council has come in for criticism.

Exclusive More private nurseries in Edinburgh 'will shut without U-turn'

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Parents can now claim 30 funded childcare hours a week – how to apply

The 13 worst nurseries in the city have been named.

The 13 worst nurseries in Glasgow named in 2025 league table

A young girl plays with toys at a playgroup for pre-school aged children

The 10 best nurseries in Glasgow named in 2025 league table

The league table was put together by The Times based on ratings by the Care Inspectorate

The 10 best nurseries in Edinburgh, based on care regulator gradings

The league table was put together by The Times

The 10 worst nurseries in Scotland, based on care regulator gradings

A league table has been compiled by The Times and The Sunday Times based on Care Inspectorate gradings

The 10 best nurseries in Scotland in 2025

Campaigners protesting against the announcement to mothball Glass nursery

Council U-turns on nursery closure call ahead of emergency meeting

From the Borders to the north-east, here are Scotland's 20 best nurseries in 2025.

Here are the 20 highest rated nurseries in Scotland in 2025

Day Nursery Award Badge

This Aberdeen nursery has just been named one of the top nurseries in Scotland f...

Selkirk is one of the towns in the Borders that could be impacted by the potential closure of facilities

Proposed closures will 'rip the heart out of our communities'

Campaigners protesting against the announcement to mothball Glass nursery

Nursery parents fear £2,000 childcare bill after closure call

All Scottish local authorities previously had education committees

Has school scrutiny 'weakened' by axing council education committees?

Hollywood star Jack Lowden attacks nursery closures in Scottish village where he grew up

Hollywood star attacks nursery closures in village where he grew up

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P1 Contractors and Johnsons Nurseries bring green life to new health and social ...

A self-portrait of Franki Raffles during a trip to the Soviet Union.

Exclusive The touring exhibition offering a glimpse inside working women's lives

Storm Eowyn

The schools closed across Scotland due to red weather alert

The Liberal Democrats called for more to be done to support teachers

Exclusive 'Pressure-cookers': The mental health toll on teachers, nursery staff

Edinburgh Montessori Arts School

Exclusive Labour's VAT charge 'discriminates against kids with disabilities'

Children waving their hands in a classroom (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Exclusive Concern as almost 30% of special Scottish nursery posts left unfilled

Edinburgh is not short of excellent nurseries.

Edinburgh's 11 best nurseries - according to the Care Inspectorate

Bex Elliott and son Ronnie on their travels with their campervan.

Watch: Couple save £9.6k-a-year travelling in a van with their toddler

When it comes to nursery schools, some parts of Scotland have better provision than others.

The 10 areas of Scotland with the best nurseries

No nurseries in Scotland were awarded full marks by the care regulator in more than a year, but some still scored exceptionally well. Here are the top ten

The 10 best nurseries in Scotland in 2024

School support workers, who are members of Unison, on the picket line at Portobello High School in Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Fresh strikes threatened to close Scottish schools after summer

Private nurseries have asked to be exempt from having to isolate if a close contact of a positive Covid case

Nurseries call for staff to be exempt from isolation amid staff shortage

Nursery and pre-school pupils play and learn at a school in northern England in September 2020 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Are nurseries open in Scotland?

Many childcare providers were closed during lockdown, but some parents still paid for their services despite nurseries not operating or their child being unable to attend (Photo: Shutterstock)

Nurseries and childminders told to offer parents a refund if they paid during lo...

Nurseries are to receive £11m boost

Scots nurseries to receive £11.2 million funding boost
Nurseries in Scotland are to receive a £11.2 million funding boost to help them safely reopen amid warnings that many will run at a loss for months.

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Crookfur Pavilion will be demolished to make way for the nursery.

Nurseries given the green light

Parents are facing hefty additonal costs for childcare.

Scottish parents face £2,000 childcare bills as nurseries pull out of council de...

Childcare providers have written to the Scottish Government.

Nurseries fight for '˜survival' as child care plan is challenged

Teaching representatives have warned of a postcode lottery of who is entitled to lessons with annual charges of over Â£500. Picture: John Devlin

Spending on Scots schools falls by Â£400m in a decade

Melville Street Nursery. Picture: Neil Hanna

New Town nursery slams '˜wholly untrue' allegations by Facebook user

Glitter is being banished at Tops Day Nurseries - a chain of 19 nurseries across the South of England. Picture: PA Wire

Glitter banned from nurseries over ecological fears

Artsplay Highland launches new programme for kids. Picture: Contributed

Highland arts charity launches programme for pre-schoolers

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SNP's free childcare plan '˜is unworkable'

Scottish SPCA inspectors and officers last year spoke to more than 260,000 children. Picture: Peter Devlin

Education key to stopping animal cruelty

Nurseries get cash for water features

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Letters: Lifting the tax freeze will help take Capital forward

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Texts firm HSL to triple its workforce

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Around the town: Talk looks at spiritual care of CF children

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