Nursery in Knockinlaw, East Ayrshire
Hillbank Early Childhood Centre
North West Kilmarnock Area Centre, Western Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 1NQ · Getting there
Care Inspectorate evaluations
- Care, play and learningVery good (5)
- SettingVery good (5)
- LeadershipVery good (5)
- Staff teamGood (4)
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 CS2003039259Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2024Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Food hygiene inspection (FHIS)Passinspected 3 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
- Who runs itRun by the councilCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 26 September 2024 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 5 September 2024 · 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
North West Kilmarnock Area Centre, Western Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 1NQ · More nurseries in KA3
Stations
- Kilmarnock16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Dean Castle Country Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Hillbank Early Childhood Centre is a nursery at North West Kilmarnock Area Centre, Western Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 1NQ, in Knockinlaw, East Ayrshire. It is registered for 52 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to September 2024) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Very good (5), leadership Very good (5) and staff team Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade. It is run by East Ayrshire Council.
Run by East Ayrshire Council (local council), which runs 35 nurseries.
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| Hillbank Early Childhood CentreThis nursery | Care Inspectorate inspected 2024 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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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 Hillbank Early Childhood Centre's Care Inspectorate grades?
Hillbank Early Childhood Centre's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to September 2024) are: care, play and learning Very good (5), setting Very good (5), leadership Very good (5) and staff team Good (4). The Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade.
How many children can Hillbank Early Childhood Centre take?
Hillbank Early Childhood Centre is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 52 children at any one time.
Does Hillbank Early Childhood 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 Hillbank Early Childhood Centre?
Hillbank Early Childhood Centre is run by East Ayrshire Council, which runs 35 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hillbank Early Childhood Centre?
Kilmarnock is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hillbank Early Childhood Centre?
You can call 01563 521 064.
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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 CS2003039259 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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