Nursery in Nairn, Highland
First Steps Nursery - Nairn
20 High Street, Nairn, IV12 4AU · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningGood (4)
- 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 2004Reference CS2004065188Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 July 2022Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places40 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)
- 29 September 2022 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 20 July 2022 · 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
20 High Street, Nairn, IV12 4AU · More nurseries in IV12
Stations
- Nairn9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Bank of Scotland, Bus Station and St Ninian Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Links5 min walk
- The Links6 min walk
- West Links8 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Nairn Splashpad 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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First Steps Nursery - Nairn is a nursery at 20 High Street, Nairn, IV12 4AU, in Nairn, Highland. It is registered for 40 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to September 2022) are: care, play and learning Good (4), setting Very good (5), leadership Good (4) and staff team Very good (5). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Nursery - NairnThis nursery | Care Inspectorate inspected 2022 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Cawdor Early Learning and Childcare | Care Inspectorate inspected 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | from 3 yrs | 4.5 miles |
| Rosebuds Daycare (Inverness / Nairn) | Care Inspectorate inspected 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 5.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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What are First Steps Nursery - Nairn's Care Inspectorate grades?
First Steps Nursery - Nairn's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to September 2022) are: care, play and learning Good (4), 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 Steps Nursery - Nairn take?
First Steps Nursery - Nairn is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 40 children at any one time.
Does First Steps Nursery - Nairn 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 Steps Nursery - Nairn?
Nairn is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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 CS2004065188 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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