Nursery in Alnwickhill, City of Edinburgh
Carebears Childrens Nursery
55 Liberton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH16 6JT · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningVery good (5)
- SettingVery good (5)
- LeadershipVery good (5)
- Staff teamVery good (5)
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 December 2013Reference CS2013318376Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2020Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Food hygiene inspection (FHIS)Passinspected 30 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itPrivate providerCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 20 March 2020 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 13 February 2020 · 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
55 Liberton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH16 6JT · More nurseries in EH16
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Little Road, St Katherine's Brae and Liberton Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Liberton Park1 min walk
- St Katharine's Park3 min walk
- Seven Acre Park8 min walk
- Gracemount Community Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Carebears Childrens Nursery is a nursery at 55 Liberton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH16 6JT, in Alnwickhill, City of Edinburgh. It is registered for 61 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to March 2020) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Very good (5), leadership Very good (5) and staff team Very good (5). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade. It is run by Carebears Childrens Nursery Limited.
Run by Carebears Childrens Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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What are Carebears Childrens Nursery's Care Inspectorate grades?
Carebears Childrens Nursery's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to March 2020) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Very good (5), leadership Very good (5) and staff team Very good (5). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
How many children can Carebears Childrens Nursery take?
Carebears Childrens Nursery is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 61 children at any one time.
Does Carebears Childrens Nursery 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 Carebears Childrens Nursery?
Carebears Childrens Nursery is run by Carebears Childrens Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Carebears Childrens Nursery?
You can call 01316 721 911.
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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 CS2013318376 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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