Care in Scotland
Childminders in South Lanarkshire
138 childminders in South Lanarkshire, run by 138 providers. Of the 121 with Care Inspectorate grades, 117 (97%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
138
run by 138 providers
Average grade
4.5 / 6
Scotland: 4.5. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
18%
25 of 138. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How childminders in South Lanarkshire are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 121 of 138 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.
- Excellent (6) 1
- Very good (5) 33
- Good (4) 83
- Adequate (3) 4
- Weak (2) 0
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Childminders in South Lanarkshire
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Barr | Glasgow | 6 Excellent | Sep 2023 |
| Alison Walker-Hill | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jul 2026 |
| Ann Connor | Lanark | 5 Very good | Dec 2019 |
| Anne Marie Docherty | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Oct 2022 |
| Anne McGlinchey | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Feb 2019 |
| Barbara Anne Dennistoun | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jan 2020 |
| Bright Sparks Childminding Service | Hamilton | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Carol Gillies Childminder | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Sep 2019 |
| Claire Craig | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Sep 2018 |
| Donna Wark | Larkhall | 5 Very good | Jan 2019 |
| Elaine Anderson | Strathaven | 5 Very good | Jul 2023 |
| Francisca Cheshire | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jun 2024 |
| Gail Scott Childminding Service | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Feb 2020 |
| Iris Buchan | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Jordanna Yellop | Biggar | 5 Very good | May 2024 |
| Julie Russell | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Sep 2026 |
| June Spark | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jul 2023 |
| Karen McCue | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Oct 2018 |
| Kirsty Currie | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jun 2024 |
| Lindsay Hendrie | Law village by Carluke | 5 Very good | Aug 2024 |
| Lisa's Childminding Service | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Button Mushroom Childminding | Hamilton | 5 Very good | Oct 2025 |
| Lorna & Allan Perrie | Strathaven | 5 Very good | Jul 2024 |
| Lorraine Boag Childminding & After School Care | Hamilton | 5 Very good | Mar 2024 |
| Mary Morrison's Childminding | Lanark | 5 Very good | Aug 2023 |
| Mhairi Cunningham | Strathaven | 5 Very good | Aug 2020 |
| Miranda Sophie Martin | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Feb 2019 |
| Sandi's Little Mon-stars | Carluke | 5 Very good | Jul 2026 |
| Sandra Thomson | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Dec 2018 |
| Smart Kids Academy | Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jan 2020 |
See all 138 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 South Lanarkshire
Glasgow 73 Hamilton 18 Carluke 10 Lanark 9 Larkhall 9 Strathaven 8 Biggar 5 East Kilbride 2 Lesmahagow 2 Law village by Carluke 1 Rutherglen 1
The wider picture in South Lanarkshire
- 88 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
- 32,177 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 41,854 by 2036 (National Records of Scotland).
- 42% 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 South Lanarkshire?
There are 138 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 South Lanarkshire graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 121 of these have published grades. For 117 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?
25 of the 138 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 South Lanarkshire
Nurseries and day care for children 170 Childminders 138 Care at home services 60 Care homes 54 Housing support services 39 All care in South Lanarkshire
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.