Care in Scotland
Care services in Fife
663 care services in Fife, run by 375 providers. Of the 607 with Care Inspectorate grades, 537 (88%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
663
run by 375 providers
Average grade
4.5 / 6
Scotland: 4.5. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
28%
188 of 663. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How care services in Fife are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 607 of 663 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.
- Excellent (6) 4
- Very good (5) 178
- Good (4) 355
- Adequate (3) 65
- Weak (2) 5
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Care services in Fife
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Harrison
Childminders |
Dunfermline | 6 Excellent | Sep 2025 |
| Fife Intensive Rehabilitation and Substance Use Team (FIRST) Limited
Care at home services |
Kirkcaldy | 6 Excellent | Sep 2016 |
| Little Smarties Childcare Services (Shirley Brogan)
Childminders |
Dunfermline | 6 Excellent | Jan 2019 |
| West Fife Community Support Service
Care at home services |
Cowdenbeath | 6 Excellent | May 2016 |
| 34 and 36 Hazel Avenue
Care homes |
Kirkcaldy | 5 Very good | Apr 2023 |
| Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society
Care at home services |
Kirkcaldy | 5 Very good | Oct 2016 |
| Abbotsford Care, East Wemyss
Care homes |
Kirkcaldy | 5 Very good | Jun 2026 |
| Aberdour Primary School Nursery
Nurseries and day care for children |
Burntisland | 5 Very good | Feb 2026 |
| Allcare Providers
Nurse agencies |
Dunfermline | 5 Very good | May 2022 |
| Amanda Dobson
Childminders |
Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Nov 2024 |
| Andria Forsyth
Childminders |
Kirkcaldy | 5 Very good | May 2024 |
| Anna Grant
Childminders |
Glenrothes | 5 Very good | Feb 2024 |
| Anthea's Childminding Service
Childminders |
Newport on Tay | 5 Very good | Apr 2024 |
| Arlene McMurchie
Childminders |
Kincardine | 5 Very good | Sep 2022 |
| Balcurvie Primary School Nursery
Nurseries and day care for children |
Leven | 5 Very good | Sep 2024 |
| Beanstalk Family Nurture Centre
Nurseries and day care for children |
Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Apr 2023 |
| Benarty Primary School Nursery
Nurseries and day care for children |
Lochgelly | 5 Very good | Feb 2023 |
| Brigid's Childminding Service
Childminders |
Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Burntisland Out of School Service
Nurseries and day care for children |
Burntisland | 5 Very good | Aug 2022 |
| Busy Bees @ Castle View
Nurseries and day care for children |
Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Oct 2021 |
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Premium and Featured listings are promoted placements (the provider pays, or occasionally we give a plan) and appear first. They never change a grade.
Where care services are in Fife
Dunfermline 179 Kirkcaldy 111 Glenrothes 96 Leven 50 Cupar 49 Cowdenbeath 34 Lochgelly 26 St. Andrews 23 Burntisland 20 Newport-on-Tay 14 Anstruther 12 Inverkeithing 9 Kelty 9 Fife 6
The wider picture in Fife
- 105 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
- 41,552 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 51,156 by 2036 (National Records of Scotland).
- 43% of registered care services reported staff vacancies at 31 December 2024 (SSSC and Care Inspectorate; all types of service).
Common questions
How many care services are there in Fife?
There are 663 registered with the Care Inspectorate and listed here (data as at 30 September 2026). The same address can hold more than one registration, so this is a count of registrations, not buildings.
How are care services in Fife graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 607 of these have published grades. For 537 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 5 it is Weak (2) or Unsatisfactory (1). A service with no grade has not been graded yet, which is common for new registrations.
How recently have they been inspected?
188 of the 663 were graded in the last 12 months. Each service page shows the date, because a grade describes the service on the day it was inspected.
How do I choose one?
Use the grades as a starting point, not a verdict: read the latest inspection report on the Care Inspectorate's own page for each service, visit if you can, and ask the questions that matter to you. Your council's social work department or health and social care partnership can also help. We do not recommend any one service.
Other care in Fife
Nurseries and day care for children 218 Childminders 214 Care at home services 85 Care homes 79 Housing support services 53
Source: Care Inspectorate open data under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as at 30 September 2026. Grades are never changed or estimated here. This is not a recommendation or care advice: see how to use this site and about the data.