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Links Nursery Balmedie

Provider Links Nurseries Ltd Type Day Care of Children Location Aberdeen Last graded 1 Apr 2026

Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
Care and support planning
4
Setting
4
Staff team
Leadership
4
Care, play and learning
3

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 2 recommendations

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: 6 March 2026
Recommendation 1

1. The manager and provider should work to embed systems, across the full staff team, for planning and assessment which consistently promote children’s progression. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I am supported to achieve my potential in education and employment if this is right for me' (HSCS 1.27).

Recommendation 2

2. The manager and provider should ensure that children have access to an environment and resources which maximise opportunities for them to be challenged, creative and engaged in their play. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that 'As a child I have fun as I develop my skills in understanding, thinking, investigation and problem solving including through imaginative play and storytelling' (HSCS 1.30).

Registry facts

Service no: CS2007167228
Provider no: SP2007009491
Ownership: Private
Registered places: 93
Registered: 10 July 2009
Council area: Aberdeenshire
Health board: Grampian
Integration authority: Aberdeenshire
Risk band: MEDIUM