Care in Scotland
Nurseries and day care for children in Inverclyde
36 nurseries and day care for children in Inverclyde, run by 10 providers. Of the 32 with Care Inspectorate grades, 29 (91%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
36
run by 10 providers
Average grade
4.5 / 6
Scotland: 4.4. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
14%
5 of 36. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How nurseries and day care for children in Inverclyde are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 32 of 36 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.
- Excellent (6) 0
- Very good (5) 10
- Good (4) 19
- Adequate (3) 3
- Weak (2) 0
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Nurseries and day care for children in Inverclyde
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binnie Street Children's Centre | Gourock | 5 Very good | Jun 2023 |
| Craigmarloch Nursery Class | Port Glasgow | 5 Very good | Dec 2022 |
| Glenbrae Children's Centre | Greenock | 5 Very good | Sep 2026 |
| Glenpark Children's Centre | Greenock | 5 Very good | Nov 2025 |
| Hillend Children's Centre | Greenock | 5 Very good | Oct 2019 |
| Kilmacolm Primary School Nursery | Kilmacolm | 5 Very good | Oct 2024 |
| Newark Nursery | Port Glasgow | 5 Very good | Nov 2024 |
| Rainbow Family Centre | Port Glasgow | 5 Very good | Dec 2022 |
| St. John's Nursery Class | Port Glasgow | 5 Very good | Jun 2024 |
| Whinhill Nursery Class | Greenock | 5 Very good | Jun 2025 |
| Battery Park Nursery | Greenock | 4 Good | Aug 2022 |
| Blairmore Early Learning Centre | Greenock | 4 Good | Jul 2025 |
| Bluebird Family Centre | Greenock | 4 Good | Jan 2023 |
| Bright Starts Nursery Greenock | Greenock | 4 Good | Oct 2023 |
| Duchal Nursery School | Kilmacolm | 4 Good | Feb 2022 |
| Gibshill Children's Centre | Greenock | 4 Good | Jan 2025 |
| Inverkip Nursery Class | Greenock | 4 Good | Nov 2023 |
| King's Oak Nursery Class | Greenock | 4 Good | May 2025 |
| Lady Alice Nursery Class | Greenock | 4 Good | Apr 2024 |
| Larkfield Early Learning Centre | Greenock | 4 Good | Jun 2022 |
| Madeira Nursery | Greenock | 4 Good | Oct 2024 |
| Play 4 All | Port Glasgow | 4 Good | Jan 2024 |
| St. Columba's School | Kilmacolm | 4 Good | Jul 2025 |
| St. Francis' Nursery Class | Port Glasgow | 4 Good | Jan 2023 |
| St. Joseph's Nursery Class | Greenock | 4 Good | Sep 2020 |
| Thrive Childcare and Education Happitots Inverkip | Greenock | 4 Good | Aug 2024 |
| Wellington Children's Centre | Greenock | 4 Good | Feb 2026 |
| Wellington Children's Centre - Gourock | Gourock | 4 Good | Dec 2022 |
| Wellpark Children's Centre | Greenock | 4 Good | Nov 2018 |
| Aileymill Nursery Class | Greenock | 3 Adequate | Jun 2026 |
See all 36 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 nurseries and day care for children are in Inverclyde
Greenock 21 Port Glasgow 7 Kilmacolm 4 Gourock 3 Wemyss Bay 1
The wider picture in Inverclyde
- 17 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
- 8,631 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 10,730 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 nurseries and day care for children are there in Inverclyde?
There are 36 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 nurseries and day care for children in Inverclyde graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 32 of these have published grades. For 29 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?
5 of the 36 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 Inverclyde
Nurseries and day care for children 36 Childminders 22 Care at home services 21 Housing support services 18 Care homes 16 All care in Inverclyde
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.