Nurseries in Aberdeenshire

• Aberchirder School Nursery

  Council nursery · Huntly · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Aboyne After School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Aboyne · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Aboyne Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aboyne · 72 places

  Very good (5)
• Alehousewells School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 50 places

  Very good (5)
• Alford Pre-School

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Alford · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Alford Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Alford · 39 places

  Good (4)
• Arduthie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Stonehaven · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• Auchenblae Pre-school Group

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Laurencekirk · 16 places

  Very good (5)
• Auchenblae School Nursery

  Council nursery · Laurencekirk · 25 places

  Good (4)
• Auchnagatt & District Pre-School Centre

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Aberdeenshire · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Auchterellon School Nursery

  Council nursery · Ellon · 50 places

  Good (4)
• Auchterless Pre-school Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Turriff · 20 places

  Good (4)
• Auld Kirk Nursery

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Fraserburgh · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Babes in the wood

  Private · Stonehaven · 50 places

  Adequate (3)
• Ballater School Nursery

  Council nursery · Ballater · 24 places

  Very good (5)
• Ballogie Nursery

  Council nursery · Aboyne · 24 places

  Very good (5)
• Balmedie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aberdeen · 50 places

  Good (4)
• Banana Moon Day Nursery Westhill

  Private · Westhill · 107 places

  Good (4)
• Banbury Cross Nursery

  Private · Aberdeen · 41 places

  Very good (5)
• Banchory Out of School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Banchory · 64 places

  Good (4)
• Banchory Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banchory · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• Banff Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banff · 60 places

  Very good (5)
• Bervie Kids Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverbervie, Montrose · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Bervie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Montrose · 64 places

  Good (4)
• Beyond the Bell Out of School Club

  Private · Inverurie · 22 places

  Not graded yet
• Boddam School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Bourtree Pre-school

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Aberdeen · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Braemar School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Ballater · 24 places

  Very good (5)
• Bridges Pre-school Nursery - Arnhall

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Westhill · 140 places

  Good (4)
• Buchanhaven School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• Busy Bees at Inverurie

  Private · Inverurie · 200 places

  Good (4)
• Cherry Tree Pre School Nursery

  Private · Aberdeen · 112 places

  Very good (5)
• Clerkhill School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 27 places

  Good (4)
• Crimond School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Crombie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Westhill · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Crossroads Nursery - Banchory

  Council nursery · Banchory · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Crudie Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Turriff · 10 places

  Good (4)
• Denman Pre-school

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Westhill · 20 places

  Good (4)
• Dreams Daycare Limited

  Private · Insch · 116 places

  Very good (5)
• Drumblade School Nursery

  Council nursery · Huntly · 16 places

  Very good (5)
• Drumlithie After School Help (D.A.S.H)

  Private · Stonehaven · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Drumoak Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banchory · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• Echt School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Westhill · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Elle's ELC

  Private · Inverurie · 45 places

  Good (4)
• Ellon Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Ellon · 38 places

  Good (4)
• Elrick School Nursery

  Council nursery · Westhill · 24 places

  Very good (5)
• Fettercairn Nursery

  Council nursery · Laurencekirk · 23 places

  Very good (5)
• First Class Day Nursery

  Private · Peterhead · 40 places

  Good (4)
• First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd

  Private · Laurencekirk · 39 places

  Very good (5)
• Fishermoss School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aberdeen · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Flexible Childcare Services - Ellon

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Ellon · 9 places

  Very good (5)
• Flexible Childcare Services - Hillside Breakfast and Out of School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Portlethen · 56 places

  Good (4)
• Flexible Childcare Services - Oldmeldrum

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 6 places

  Good (4)
• Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Banff

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Banff · 9 places

  Very good (5)
• Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Fraserburgh

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Fraserburgh · 18 places

  Very good (5)
• Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Huntly

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Huntly · 9 places

  Adequate (3)
• Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Inverurie

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 18 places

  Good (4)
• Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Peterhead

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Peterhead · 9 places

  Very good (5)
• Flexible Childcare Services (Aberdeenshire) - Stonehaven

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Stonehaven · 9 places

  Good (4)
• Flowerpots Childcare Ltd - Turriff

  Private · Turriff · 35 places

  Good (4)
• Flowerpots Childcare Ltd.

  Private · Newmachar · 85 places

  Very good (5)
• Fraserburgh Central ELC

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 50 places

  Good (4)
• Fraserburgh South Park School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Friendship Rainbow

  Private · Portlethen · 20 places

  Good (4)
• Fyvie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Turriff · 32 places

  Very good (5)
• Gardenstown Playschool

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Banff · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Garioch Sports Centre Out of School Club

  Private · Inverurie · 62 places

  Good (4)
• Glass School Nursery

  Council nursery · Huntly · 16 places

  Very good (5)
• Gordon Park Early Learning and Childcare

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Ellon · 18 places

  Good (4)
• Gordon Primary School Nursery - Huntly

  Council nursery · Huntly · 55 places

  Good (4)
• Great Western @ Lairhillock

  Private · Stonehaven · 40 places

  Not graded yet
• Great Western @ PL3

  Private · aberdeenshire · 46 places

  Not graded yet
• Great Western Out of School Club @ Westhill

  Private · Westhill · 34 places

  Not graded yet
• Great Western Pre-School @ Portlethen

  Private · ABERDEEN · 82 places

  Very good (5)
• Greenacres ELC

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 96 places

  Good (4)
• Haddo Woodland Kindergarten

  Private · Ellon · 21 places

  Very good (5)
• Hatton Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Peterhead · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Hill of Banchory School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banchory · 60 places

  Very good (5)
• Hillside Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aberdeen · 56 places

  Good (4)
• Hoodles Childcare

  Private · Inverurie · 68 places

  Good (4)
• Insch School Nursery

  Council nursery · Insch · 60 places

  Very good (5)
• Inverallochy School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Inverbervie Pre-school Group

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Montrose · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• Inverurie Out Of School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · INVERURIE · 60 places

  Good (4)
• J-LOs EarlyYears

  Private · Fraserburgh · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• Just Kiddin Daycare Ltd

  Private · Oldmeldrum · 23 places

  Good (4)
• Kellands School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 60 places

  Good (4)
• Kemnay Breakfast and After School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Kemnay Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Kiddiwinks Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · KEMNAY · 15 places

  Good (4)
• Kids Academy

  Private · Ellon · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Kids Academy OOSC Auchterellon

  Private · Ellon · 40 places

  Not graded yet
• Kids Academy OOSC Balmedie

  Private · Aberdeen · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Kindergarten Huntly Ltd

  Private · Huntly · 50 places

  Good (4)
• Kinellar Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aberdeen · 48 places

  Good (4)
• Kintore Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 25 places

  Good (4)
• Kintore School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 85 places

  Very good (5)
• Lairhillock School Nursery

  Council nursery · Stonehaven · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• Lathallan Nursery

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Montrose · 74 places

  Very good (5)
• Laurencekirk Nursery

  Council nursery · Laurencekirk · 55 places

  Very good (5)
• Laurencekirk Out Of School Club (loosc)

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Laurencekirk · 44 places

  Good (4)
• Links Nursery Balmedie

  Private · Aberdeen · 93 places

  Good (4)
• Lochpots School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Longside Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 28 places

  Good (4)
• Macduff School Nursery

  Council nursery · Macduff · 80 places

  Very good (5)
• Meiklemill School Nursery

  Council nursery · Ellon · 72 places

  Very good (5)
• Meldrum After School Klub (mask)

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Meldrum School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 56 places

  Adequate (3)
• Methlick Nursery

  Council nursery · Ellon · 20 places

  Good (4)
• Mill O'Forest School Nursery

  Council nursery · Stonehaven · 45 places

  Very good (5)
• Mini Macs Nursery

  Private · PETERHEAD · 55 places

  Very good (5)
• Mintlaw Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 25 places

  Good (4)
• Monquhitter School Nursery

  Council nursery · Turriff · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Monymusk Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 24 places

  Very good (5)
• Mossend Farm

  Private · Peterhead · 20 places

  Not graded yet
• Mucky Boots

  Private · Maryculter · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• New Deer School Nursery

  Council nursery · Turriff · 32 places

  Very good (5)
• New Machar School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aberdeen · 80 places

  Very good (5)
• New Pitsligo & St. John's School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• Newburgh Mathers School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Ellon · 16 places

  Good (4)
• Newburgh Preschool

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Ellon · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Newmachar After School Club

  Private · Aberdeen · 32 places

  Adequate (3)
• Newtonhill Out of School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Stonehaven · 80 places

  Not graded yet
• Newtonhill School Nursery

  Council nursery · Stonehaven · 40 places

  Good (4)
• OaKley ASN Ltd

  Private · Stonehaven · 15 places

  Not graded yet
• Old Rayne Preschool

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Insch · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Ordiquhill School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banff · 16 places

  Very good (5)
• Peterhead Central School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• Pitfour School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 30 places

  Adequate (3)
• Pitmedden Out of School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Ellon · 32 places

  Not graded yet
• Pitmedden School Nursery

  Council nursery · Ellon · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Playbarn

  Private · Fraserburgh · 27 places

  Good (4)
• Playbarn Too

  Private · Fraserburgh · 44 places

  Good (4)
• Poppies Pre-School Ltd

  Private · Laurencekirk · 42 places

  Excellent (6)
• Port Elphinstone School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Port Erroll School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 25 places

  Good (4)
• Portlethen Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aberdeen · 80 places

  Good (4)
• Portsoy School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banff · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Pride N Joy (Peterhead) Limited

  Private · Peterhead · 86 places

  Very good (5)
• Rhynie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Huntly · 18 places

  Very good (5)
• Rosehearty School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 25 places

  Very good (5)
• Rothienorman School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 25 places

  Good (4)
• Rural Rascals Out of School Care

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Westhill · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Sandhaven School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 20 places

  Good (4)
• Schools Out! Westhill

  Private · Westhill · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Scoobys After School Club

  Private · Banff · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Scout Hall Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Westhill · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Simpson Playhouse

  Private · Stonehaven · 51 places

  Good (4)
• St. Cyrus School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Montrose · 24 places

  Very good (5)
• St. Fergus School Nursery

  Council nursery · Peterhead · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• St. Kanes Early Learning and Childcare Centre

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · New Deer · 20 places

  Good (4)
• Stepping Stones Nurseries (Peterhead) Ltd

  Private · Peterhead · 36 places

  Good (4)
• Stepping Stones Nursery Ellon

  Private · Ellon · 49 places

  Good (4)
• Stepping Stones Nursery Inverurie

  Private · Inverurie · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Stonehaven After School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Stonehaven · 60 places

  Good (4)
• Strathburn Park Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverurie · 50 places

  Good (4)
• Strathburn School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• Strichen Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Fraserburgh · 17 places

  Very good (5)
• Strichen School Nursery

  Council nursery · Fraserburgh · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Stuartfield Preschool Group

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Peterhead · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Summers Nursery @ Burghmuir Drive

  Private · Inverurie · 46 places

  Good (4)
• Sunshine Nursery Torphins Limited

  Private · Banchory · 87 places

  Good (4)
• Tarland School Nursery

  Council nursery · Aboyne · 39 places

  Very good (5)
• Tarves School Nursery Class

  Council nursery · Ellon · 18 places

  Very good (5)
• The Club@Kinellar

  Private · Aberdeen · 72 places

  Very good (5)
• The Club@Kintore

  Private · Inverurie · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• The Club@Midmill

  Private · Inverurie · 88 places

  Good (4)
• The Croft Nurseries Ltd

  Private · Stonehaven · 133 places

  Good (4)
• The Croft Nurseries Ltd - Chapelton

  Private · Stonehaven · 90 places

  Good (4)
• The Hut - Lumphanan Preschool

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Banchory · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Thrive Banchory Riverview

  Private · Banchory · 54 places

  Good (4)
• Thrive Boddam Village

  Private · Peterhead · 58 places

  Good (4)
• Torphins Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Banchory · 18 places

  Good (4)
• Torphins School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banchory · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Towie School Nursery

  Council nursery · Alford · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Turriff Playgroup Ltd

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · TURRIFF · 36 places

  Good (4)
• Turriff Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Turriff · 95 places

  Good (4)
• Udny Station Pre-School Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Ellon · 33 places

  Good (4)
• Uryside School Nursery

  Council nursery · Inverurie · 50 places

  Very good (5)
• Vital Sparks Nursery

  Private · Peterhead · 37 places

  Good (4)
• Wee Rascals - A Summers Nursery

  Private · Inverurie · 92 places

  Good (4)
• Westhill Primary School Nursery

  Council nursery · Westhill · 80 places

  Very good (5)
• Whitehills School Nursery

  Council nursery · Banff · 32 places

  Good (4)
• Woodlands Nursery

  Private · Aberdeenshire · 81 places

  Good (4)

Schools in Aberdeenshire

Source: Care Inspectorate datastore (as at 30 September 2026), Open Government Licence.