Care in Scotland
Childminders in Falkirk
121 childminders in Falkirk, run by 121 providers. Of the 102 with Care Inspectorate grades, 96 (94%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
121
run by 121 providers
Average grade
4.5 / 6
Scotland: 4.5. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
19%
23 of 121. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How childminders in Falkirk are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 102 of 121 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.
- Excellent (6) 0
- Very good (5) 35
- Good (4) 61
- Adequate (3) 6
- Weak (2) 0
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Childminders in Falkirk
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna McGregor Childminding | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Jun 2022 |
| Billinda Duncan | Denny | 5 Very good | Oct 2023 |
| Catherine Hainey | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Jan 2023 |
| Cheryl Meikle | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Nov 2019 |
| Fiona Smith | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Oct 2025 |
| Happy Kids Childminding | Bonnybridge | 5 Very good | Sep 2023 |
| Hazel's Childminding Services | Larbert | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Jacquelyn Howe | Bonnybridge | 5 Very good | Sep 2020 |
| Joyce Orr Childminding | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Apr 2023 |
| Julie's Childminding | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Jun 2024 |
| Karen Gibson | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Sep 2023 |
| Kay Condie | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Sep 2022 |
| Kerry's Childminding Service | Larbert | 5 Very good | Jul 2025 |
| Kirsty’s Finding Friends Childminding | Denny | 5 Very good | Jul 2026 |
| Leigh Anne Anderson | Grangemouth | 5 Very good | Oct 2023 |
| Linsey Philliban Childminding Services | Larbert | 5 Very good | Apr 2023 |
| Little Mix Childminding | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Aug 2023 |
| Little Wings Childminding | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Jun 2019 |
| Lynne Lawson | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Feb 2024 |
| Lynne Rodger | Falkirk | 5 Very good | May 2023 |
| Lynnette Thomson | Bonnybridge | 5 Very good | Jun 2023 |
| May Maxwell | Denny | 5 Very good | Jul 2023 |
| Mhairi Lynch | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Sep 2018 |
| Milly Molly Mandy's Childminding Service | Denny | 5 Very good | Sep 2022 |
| Nichola Smith | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Oct 2024 |
| Sandra Isles Childminding Service | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Mar 2024 |
| Sharleen McGoff | Falkirk | 5 Very good | Mar 2026 |
| Sharon Grant | Larbert | 5 Very good | Nov 2023 |
| Sharon Tait | Denny | 5 Very good | Nov 2023 |
| Sharon Ward | Bo'ness | 5 Very good | Jan 2021 |
See all 121 in the directory, with filters and search →
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 childminders are in Falkirk
Falkirk 53 Larbert 20 Denny 19 Grangemouth 12 Bo'ness 8 Bonnybridge 7 Boness 1 Grangemouth, Falkirk 1
The wider picture in Falkirk
- 58 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
- 15,418 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 18,533 by 2036 (National Records of Scotland).
- 47% of registered care services reported staff vacancies at 31 December 2024 (SSSC and Care Inspectorate; all types of service).
Common questions
How many childminders are there in Falkirk?
There are 121 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 childminders in Falkirk graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 102 of these have published grades. For 96 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 0 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?
23 of the 121 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 Falkirk
Childminders 121 Nurseries and day care for children 76 Care at home services 59 Housing support services 35 Care homes 30 All care in Falkirk
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.