Nursery in Braedale, North Lanarkshire
Ailsa Family Learning Centre
The Loaning, Motherwell, ML1 3NQ · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningVery good (5)
- SettingGood (4)
- LeadershipGood (4)
- Staff teamGood (4)
What does this mean?
The Care Inspectorate gives each area its own grade: 6 Excellent, 5 Very good, 4 Good, 3 Adequate, 2 Weak, 1 Unsatisfactory. There is no overall grade, and we never make one up. A key question keeps its grade until an inspection grades it again, so the grades can come from different inspections.
Official records
- Care Inspectorate registrationRegistered since April 2002Reference CS2003015383Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 July 2025Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places87 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Food hygiene inspection (FHIS)Passinspected 21 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itRun by the councilCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 18 August 2025 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 16 July 2025 · Care Inspectorate inspection
Fees
In Scotland, all 3 and 4-year-olds, and eligible 2-year-olds, can get 1,140 hours a year of funded early learning and childcare at a funded provider. Funded early learning and childcare (mygov.scot)
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Loaning, Motherwell, ML1 3NQ · More nurseries in ML1
Stations
- Motherwell14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Airbles19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Strathclyde Country Park5 min walk
- Duchess of Hamilton Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
What parents say
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Ailsa Family Learning Centre is a nursery at The Loaning, Motherwell, ML1 3NQ, in Braedale, North Lanarkshire. It is registered for 87 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to August 2025) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Good (4), leadership Good (4) and staff team Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade. It is run by North Lanarkshire Council.
Run by North Lanarkshire Council (local council), which runs 95 nurseries.
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| Forgewood Family Learning Centre | Care Inspectorate inspected 2022 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Orbiston Family Learning Centre | Care Inspectorate inspected 2023 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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What are Ailsa Family Learning Centre's Care Inspectorate grades?
Ailsa Family Learning Centre's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to August 2025) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Good (4), leadership Good (4) and staff team Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
How many children can Ailsa Family Learning Centre take?
Ailsa Family Learning Centre is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 87 children at any one time.
Does Ailsa Family Learning Centre offer funded childcare?
In Scotland, all 3 and 4-year-olds, and eligible 2-year-olds, can get 1,140 hours a year of funded early learning and childcare at a funded provider. Ask the nursery which funded places it has.
Who runs Ailsa Family Learning Centre?
Ailsa Family Learning Centre is run by North Lanarkshire Council, which runs 95 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ailsa Family Learning Centre?
Motherwell is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ailsa Family Learning Centre?
You can call 01698522701.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Care Inspectorate · 30 September 2026
- Contains Care Inspectorate data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 September 2026 · Care Inspectorate service number CS2003015383 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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