Care in Scotland
Childminders in Fife
214 childminders in Fife, run by 214 providers. Of the 182 with Care Inspectorate grades, 165 (91%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
214
run by 214 providers
Average grade
4.5 / 6
Scotland: 4.5. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
21%
46 of 214. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How childminders in Fife are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 182 of 214 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.
- Excellent (6) 2
- Very good (5) 74
- Good (4) 89
- Adequate (3) 15
- Weak (2) 2
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Childminders in Fife
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Harrison | Dunfermline | 6 Excellent | Sep 2025 |
| Little Smarties Childcare Services (Shirley Brogan) | Dunfermline | 6 Excellent | Jan 2019 |
| Amanda Dobson | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Nov 2024 |
| Andria Forsyth | Kirkcaldy | 5 Very good | May 2024 |
| Anna Grant | Glenrothes | 5 Very good | Feb 2024 |
| Anthea's Childminding Service | Newport on Tay | 5 Very good | Apr 2024 |
| Arlene McMurchie | Kincardine | 5 Very good | Sep 2022 |
| Brigid's Childminding Service | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Carol Ann Hamill | Glenrothes | 5 Very good | Aug 2024 |
| Carol Edwards | Leven | 5 Very good | Mar 2019 |
| Caroline Roy | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Feb 2026 |
| Connie Donaldson | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Sep 2022 |
| Dalgety Sisters Childminding | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Feb 2026 |
| Debbie Smiles | Cupar | 5 Very good | Dec 2022 |
| Diane Beveridge | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Oct 2017 |
| Donna Boyd - Thorpe | Cupar | 5 Very good | Apr 2024 |
| Eileen Bennett | Glenrothes | 5 Very good | Oct 2022 |
| Elizabeth Meekison | Cupar | 5 Very good | Jul 2023 |
| Elza Torrie | Cupar | 5 Very good | Nov 2023 |
| Evelyn Jack | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Jan 2023 |
| Fiona Colligan | Cupar | 5 Very good | Mar 2023 |
| Fiona Smillie | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Oct 2023 |
| Fiona's Childminding Service | Newport-on-Tay | 5 Very good | Dec 2025 |
| Forest Friends | GLENROTHES | 5 Very good | May 2023 |
| Gail Glennie Childminding | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Sep 2025 |
| Gemma Akel Childminding | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Oct 2024 |
| Gillian Currie | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Dec 2019 |
| Gillian Fernie | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Jul 2023 |
| Gillian McKay | Newport-on-Tay | 5 Very good | Apr 2024 |
| Gillian McKeown | Dunfermline | 5 Very good | Oct 2019 |
See all 214 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 Fife
Dunfermline 64 Glenrothes 30 Kirkcaldy 29 Cupar 17 Leven 15 Cowdenbeath 14 Burntisland 9 Lochgelly 6 Newport-on-Tay 5 Inverkeithing 4 Kelty 4 St. Andrews 4 Anstruther 3 Newport on Tay 2
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 childminders are there in Fife?
There are 214 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 Fife graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 182 of these have published grades. For 165 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 2 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?
46 of the 214 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 All care in Fife
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.