Nursery in Hillhouse, South Lanarkshire
First Step Community Nursery
Thornhill Road, Hillhouse, Hamilton, ML3 9PS · 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 April 2002Reference CS2003015293Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 November 2019Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places153 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Who runs itRun by the councilCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 11 December 2019 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 27 November 2019 · 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
Thornhill Road, Hillhouse, Hamilton, ML3 9PS · More nurseries in ML3
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
© 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 Step Community Nursery is a nursery at Thornhill Road, Hillhouse, Hamilton, ML3 9PS, in Hillhouse, South Lanarkshire. It is registered for 153 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to December 2019) 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 South Lanarkshire Council.
Run by South Lanarkshire Council (local council), which runs 88 nurseries.
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What are First Step Community Nursery's Care Inspectorate grades?
First Step Community Nursery's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to December 2019) 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 First Step Community Nursery take?
First Step Community Nursery is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 153 children at any one time.
Does First Step Community 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 First Step Community Nursery?
First Step Community Nursery is run by South Lanarkshire Council, which runs 88 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Step Community Nursery?
Hamilton West is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Step Community Nursery?
You can call 01698 712 643.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
Last checked 30 September 2026 · Care Inspectorate service number CS2003015293 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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