Nursery in Masonhill, South Ayrshire
Forehill Early Years Centre
24 Cessnock Place, Ayr, KA7 3JU · 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 CS2003017396Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 March 2023Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places130 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)
- 5 July 2023 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 13 March 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
24 Cessnock Place, Ayr, KA7 3JU · More nurseries in KA7
Stations
- Ayr21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Forehill Early Years Centre is a nursery at 24 Cessnock Place, Ayr, KA7 3JU, in Masonhill, South Ayrshire. It is registered for 130 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to July 2023) 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 Ayrshire Council.
Run by South Ayrshire Council (local council), which runs 34 nurseries.
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| Forehill Early Years CentreThis nursery | Care Inspectorate inspected 2023 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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What are Forehill Early Years Centre's Care Inspectorate grades?
Forehill Early Years Centre's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to July 2023) 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 Forehill Early Years Centre take?
Forehill Early Years Centre is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 130 children at any one time.
Does Forehill Early Years 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 Forehill Early Years Centre?
Forehill Early Years Centre is run by South Ayrshire Council, which runs 34 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Forehill Early Years Centre?
Ayr is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forehill Early Years Centre?
You can call 01292 612 461.
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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 CS2003017396 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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