The table ranks every nursery and childcare provider in Scotland based on their Care Inspectorate ratings.
The care regulator awards grades ranging from six points for excellent to one point for unsatisfactory.
Providers are graded across four categories - setting, staff, leadership and quality of care, and play and learning.
Using official data published by the Care Inspectorate, The Times and Sunday Times have published a full Scottish childcare league table.
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You can find the list of Scotland’s best ranked nurseries here, and the country’s worst ranked nurseries here.
We’ve also put together a list of the top ten nurseries in Edinburgh as well as the top ten in Glasgow.
Under the gradings system, the maximum combined points achievable is 24 - which would mean the nursery has secured top scores in each of the categories.
Based on the league table, here are the worst rated nurseries in Glasgow:
5. Jimmy Dunnachie F L C
Score: 13. Jimmy Dunnachie FLC received an 'adequate' rating in all areas except they were awarded a 'good' rating for their care, play and learning. The inspectorate said that the provider must review procedures for safeguarding children to ensure designated safeguarding leads are aware of their responsibilities. Date graded: July 14, 2025. | Google
6. Hyndland After School Club
Score: 13. Hyndland After School Club were complimented on the fact their children enjoyed the play experiences provided by staff. However, it was noted that the provider must review procedures for safeguarding children to ensure designated safeguarding leads are aware of their responsibilities. Date graded: March 17, 2025. | Google
7. Blue Kangaroo Happy Nursery
Score: 13. The inspectorate said that children were 'settled' and 'confident' in their environment at Blue Kangaroo Happy Nursery. However, they added that they identified improvements that should be made to the record keeping of medication. They added that management and staff should review and improve the mealtime experience to ensure older children have more opportunities to be independent and experience a more positive mealtime experience. Date graded: March 6, 2025. | Google
8. Victoria Park Kindergarten
Score: 13. At Victoria Park Kindergarten, the inspectorate said overall, staff interactions were warm and caring. However, they added that staff deployment needed to improve to ensure children's wellbeing and safety needs were met. Date graded: October 30, 2024 | Google