Nursery in Wick and East Caithness, Highland
Watten Early Learning Centre
Parish Hall, Main Street, Watten, Wick, KW1 5XX · 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 February 2011Reference CS2010278794Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 January 2025Care Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
- Who runs itVoluntary or not-for-profit providerCare Inspectorate · checked 30 September 2026
Inspection history (2)
- 5 March 2025 · Care Inspectorate grades published (latest)
- 30 January 2025 · 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
Parish Hall, Main Street, Watten, Wick, KW1 5XX · More nurseries in KW1
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
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Watten Early Learning Centre is a nursery at Parish Hall, Main Street, Watten, Wick, KW1 5XX, in Wick and East Caithness, Highland. It is registered for 24 children. Its latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to March 2025) 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. It is run by CALA Direct Management Services.
Run by CALA Direct Management Services (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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What are Watten Early Learning Centre's Care Inspectorate grades?
Watten Early Learning Centre's latest Care Inspectorate grades (from reports published up to March 2025) 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 Watten Early Learning Centre take?
Watten Early Learning Centre is registered with the Care Inspectorate for up to 24 children at any one time.
Does Watten Early Learning 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 Watten Early Learning Centre?
Watten Early Learning Centre is run by CALA Direct Management Services, which runs 7 nurseries.
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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.
Last checked 30 September 2026 · Care Inspectorate service number CS2010278794 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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