Source · Care Inspectorate

Kirkliston Primary Early Learning and Childcare

Provider City of Edinburgh Council Type Day Care of Children Location Edinburgh Last graded 17 Dec 2025

Recorded Key Question grade range: 4–5 — Good  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
Care and support planning
4
Setting
5
Staff team
Leadership
4
Care, play and learning
4

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 1 recommendation

Verbatim text from the Care Inspectorate datastore. Requirements cite a specific regulation and deadline; recommendations are good-practice guidance against the Health and Social Care Standards.

Visit: 13 November 2025
Recommendation 1

1. To further develop the quality of the service and enhance outcomes for children, the provider should ensure that quality assurance processes, improvement planning and self-evaluation are further developed and embedded. The processes should identify strengths and areas for improvements, with the development of clear improvement plans and monitoring of progress to support positive outcomes for children and families. This should include, but is not limited to: taking action to address the low fence which presents a risk in the garden planning for equity of experience across the service. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.11. To ensure that all children to have high quality play opportunities to support them to have fun, learn and develop, the provider should ensure that the quality of experiences are consistent across the nursery. This should include, but is not limited to: Consideration of patterns of attendance in ensuring that all children have equitable access to high quality in and outdoor play experiences. Consideration of equity of experience across all playrooms and garden spaces. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable to my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity' (HSCS 2.27).

Registry facts

Service no: CS2003017037
Provider no: SP2003002576
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered places: 116
Registered: 1 April 2002
Council area: City of Edinburgh
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: Edinburgh
Risk band: MEDIUM