Nurseries in East Ayrshire

• Auchinleck Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Cumnock · 79 places

  Very good (5)
• Beechwood House Nursery

  Private · Kilmarnock · 120 places

  Good (4)
• Bellfield Before & After School Care

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

  Good (4)
• Bellsbank Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Dalmellington · 48 places

  Very good (5)
• Bellsbank Project Creche

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

  Good (4)
• Burns Bairns Nursery

  Private · Mauchline · 33 places

  Good (4)
• Cairns Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 154 places

  Good (4)
• Catrine Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Mauchline · 87 places

  Very good (5)
• Cherry Trees Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Cumnock · 119 places

  Good (4)
• Craighead Country Nursery School

  Private · Mauchline · 63 places

  Good (4)
• Crosshouse Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 88 places

  Very good (5)
• Dalmellington Primary and Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Dalmellington · 32 places

  Very good (5)
• Dalrymple Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Ayr · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Darvel Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Darvel · 72 places

  Very good (5)
• Dean Park Nursery

  Private · Kilmarnock · 45 places

  Very good (5)
• Drongan Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Ayr · 60 places

  Very good (5)
• Dunlop Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 56 places

  Good (4)
• Fenwick Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Fenwick · 29 places

  Very good (5)
• Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 77 places

  Good (4)
• Galston Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Galston · 82 places

  Good (4)
• Gargieston Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 64 places

  Good (4)
• Grasshoppers Children's Nursery

  Private · Kilmarnock · 96 places

  Good (4)
• Hillbank Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 52 places

  Very good (5)
• Hurlford & Crookedholm ELCS (SCIO)

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · KILMARNOCK · 34 places

  Good (4)
• Hurlford Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 40 places

  Good (4)
• James Hamilton Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 82 places

  Very good (5)
• Kilmaurs Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 82 places

  Good (4)
• Lainshaw Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 80 places

  Good (4)
• Lainshaw Lions SCIO

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

  Not graded yet
• Littlemill Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Ayr · 18 places

  Very good (5)
• Loanhead primary school and early childhood centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 42 places

  Very good (5)
• Logan Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Cumnock · 44 places

  Good (4)
• Mauchline Primary School Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Mauchline · 40 places

  Very good (5)
• Muirkirk Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Cumnock · 50 places

  Very good (5)
• Nether Robertland Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 104 places

  Good (4)
• Netherthird Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Cumnock · 83 places

  Good (4)
• New Cumnock Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Cumnock · 82 places

  Very good (5)
• Newmilns Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Newmilns · 44 places

  Very good (5)
• Onthank Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 151 places

  Good (4)
• Patna Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Ayr · 59 places

  Very good (5)
• PEACE Annanhill

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

  Adequate (3)
• PEACE Dunlop Schools Out

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

  Good (4)
• PEACE Gargieston

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Kilmarnock · 55 places

  Good (4)
• PEACE Loanhead

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Kilmarnock · 31 places

  Good (4)
• PEACE Onthank

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Kilmarnock · 70 places

  Very good (5)
• PEACE St. Andrews

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

  Very good (5)
• Rascals After School

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

  Good (4)
• Riccarton Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 64 places

  Adequate (3)
• Sgoil-araich na Coille Nuaidh

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 21 places

  Good (4)
• Shortlees Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 64 places

  Good (4)
• St. Andrew's Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 64 places

  Very good (5)
• Whatriggs Early Childhood Centre

  Council nursery · Kilmarnock · 103 places

  Good (4)

Schools in East Ayrshire

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