Nursery in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire
First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd
The Manse, Aberdeen Road, Laurencekirk, AB30 1AJ · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningVery good (5)
- SettingVery good (5)
- LeadershipGood (4)
- 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 July 2017Reference CS2017356083Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 April 2023Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Who runs itPrivate providerCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 9 May 2023 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 21 April 2023 · 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 Manse, Aberdeen Road, Laurencekirk, AB30 1AJ · More nurseries in AB30
Stations
- Laurencekirk5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Mearns Academy, Nicol Coach Hire Depot and Farquhar Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd is a nursery at The Manse, Aberdeen Road, Laurencekirk, AB30 1AJ, in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire. It is registered for 39 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to May 2023) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Very good (5), leadership Good (4) and staff team Very good (5). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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What are First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd's Care Inspectorate grades?
First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to May 2023) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Very good (5), leadership Good (4) and staff team Very good (5). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
How many children can First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd take?
First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 39 children at any one time.
Does First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd 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.
What is the nearest station to First Friends Laurencekirk Ltd?
Laurencekirk is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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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
Last checked 30 September 2026 · Care Inspectorate service number CS2017356083 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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