Nurseries in Highland

• Abriachan Forest School

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

  Very good (5)
• Allsorts, Dornoch After School

  Private · Dornoch · 24 places

  Good (4)
• Ankerville Baby Unit

  Private · Tain · 16 places

  Very good (5)
• Ankerville House Nursery

  Private · Tain · 50 places

  Very good (5)
• Ankerville Nursery - Alness Ltd

  Private · Alness · 169 places

  Good (4)
• Bower Busy Bees ELC (Early Learning Centre)

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Wick · 12 places

  Adequate (3)
• Busy Bees@ Inverness

  Private · Inverness · 82 places

  Good (4)
• Cairngorm Early Learning & Childcare

  Private · Aviemore · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• CALA Ardross ELC

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Alness · 12 places

  Adequate (3)
• CALA Beechwood ELC: Inverness College UHI

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

  Good (4)
• CALA Fortrose ELC

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

  Very good (5)
• Corry Capers

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

  Good (4)
• Cradlehall Nursery

  Private · Inverness · 52 places

  Good (4)
• Cromarty Daycare

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

  Good (4)
• Crown Corner Club

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

  Good (4)
• Culbokie Out of School Club

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

  Very good (5)
• Dingwall A-ND Club

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

  Not graded yet
• Dingwall Ducklings

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

  Good (4)
• Drakies Out of School Club

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

  Adequate (3)
• Fas Mor

  Private · ISLE OF SKYE · 26 places

  Adequate (3)
• First Steps Nursery - Nairn

  Private · Nairn · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Glenurquhart Childcare Centre

  Private · Inverness · 48 places

  Very good (5)
• Grantown Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Grantown-on-Spey · 30 places

  Very good (5)
• Green Tree Nursery

  Private · Inverness · 75 places

  Good (4)
• Halkirk Playgroup

  Private · Halkirk · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Junior World

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

  Good (4)
• Kinder Croft CIC Outdoor Nursery

  Private · Ullapool · 18 places

  Very good (5)
• Kinmylies Out of School Club

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

  Very good (5)
• Les Enfants Nursery

  Private · Inverness · 95 places

  Very good (5)
• Les Enfants Nursery (Inshes)

  Private · Inverness · 162 places

  Adequate (3)
• Limetree Nursery and After School Club Ltd

  Private · Inverness · 44 places

  Not graded yet
• Little Angels Nursery - Dingwall

  Private · Dingwall · 95 places

  Very good (5)
• Little Bugs Nursery

  Private · Muir of Ord · 15 places

  Not graded yet
• Little Learners Nursery & Day Care

  Private · Fort William · 42 places

  Good (4)
• Little Staggies ELC

  Private · Dingwall · 48 places

  Adequate (3)
• Muir of Ord Pre-School Centre

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Muir of Ord · 20 places

  Very good (5)
• Muirtown After School Klub

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

  Good (4)
• Munlochy Pre-School Centre

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

  Good (4)
• Nairn Gaelic Playgroup

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Nairn · 14 places

  Good (4)
• North Kessock Out of School Club

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Inverness · 26 places

  Good (4)
• Playden Nursery

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

  Good (4)
• Portree Nursery

  Private · Isle of Skye · 48 places

  Good (4)
• Portree Nursery Ltd

  Private · Isle of Skye · 27 places

  Good (4)
• PPP Childcare Service

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

  Adequate (3)
• Reay ELC

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

  Very good (5)
• Rosebuds Daycare

  Private · Aviemore · 40 places

  Good (4)
• Rosebuds Daycare (Inverness / Nairn)

  Private · Inverness · 55 places

  Adequate (3)
• Stepping Stones Nursery

  Private · Tain · 108 places

  Adequate (3)
• Stramash Outdoor Nursery Tornagrain

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

  Good (4)
• Stramash Outdoor Nursery, Fort William

  Voluntary / not-for-profit · Fort William · 34 places

  Very good (5)
• Sutherland Stepping Stones Childrens Centre

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

  Good (4)
• The 3 O'Clock Club

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

  Good (4)
• The Playbarn

  Private · Dornoch · 30 places

  Good (4)
• Tiny Tots Nursery (Inverness)

  Private · Inverness · 35 places

  Adequate (3)
• Toybox Children's Centre

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

  Good (4)
• Watten Early Learning Centre

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

  Good (4)
• Wee Buttons Childcare

  Private · Inverness · 88 places

  Not graded yet
• Wild Willows

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

  Good (4)
• Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre

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

  Adequate (3)

Schools in Highland

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