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Nurseries and day care for children in West Lothian
109 nurseries and day care for children in West Lothian, run by 41 providers. Of the 104 with Care Inspectorate grades, 99 (95%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
109
run by 41 providers
Average grade
4.5 / 6
Scotland: 4.4. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
17%
18 of 109. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How nurseries and day care for children in West Lothian are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 104 of 109 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.
- Excellent (6) 0
- Very good (5) 33
- Good (4) 66
- Adequate (3) 4
- Weak (2) 1
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Nurseries and day care for children in West Lothian
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addiewell Early Years Centre | West Calder | 5 Very good | Mar 2023 |
| Armadale Primary School Nursery | Bathgate | 5 Very good | May 2024 |
| Bankton Primary School Nursery | Livingston | 5 Very good | Jul 2026 |
| Beatlie Nursery | Livingston | 5 Very good | Jul 2025 |
| Bellsquarry Nursery Class | Livingston | 5 Very good | Jan 2023 |
| Bonnytoun Nursery School | Linlithgow | 5 Very good | Jun 2024 |
| Broxburn Family Centre's Out of School Care | Broxburn | 5 Very good | Aug 2024 |
| Broxburn Primary School Nursery Class | Broxburn | 5 Very good | Dec 2023 |
| Community Playgroups (Bathgate) | Bathgate | 5 Very good | Dec 2022 |
| Community Playgroups (Crofthead Hickory House) | Livingston | 5 Very good | May 2025 |
| Croftmalloch Primary School Nursery | Bathgate | 5 Very good | Mar 2024 |
| Deans Primary School Nursery Class | Livingston | 5 Very good | Jan 2025 |
| Glenvue Nursery School | Livingston | 5 Very good | Jun 2024 |
| Howden St. Andrews Primary School Nursery Class | Livingston | 5 Very good | Aug 2021 |
| Linlithgow Primary School Nursery | Linlithgow | 5 Very good | May 2024 |
| Little Bugs | SOUTH QUEENSFERRY | 5 Very good | Aug 2024 |
| Livingston Village Out of School Club | Livingston | 5 Very good | Nov 2024 |
| Lothian Autistic Society in West Lothian | Linlithgow | 5 Very good | Sep 2024 |
| Low Port Out of School Club SCIO | Linlithgow | 5 Very good | Mar 2020 |
| Murrayfield Primary School Nursery | Bathgate | 5 Very good | Mar 2023 |
| Peelers After School and Holiday Club Limited | Livingston | 5 Very good | Jan 2022 |
| Sheephouse Nursery | Fauldhouse | 5 Very good | Sep 2025 |
| St. Nicholas Primary School Nursery | Broxburn | 5 Very good | Mar 2026 |
| St. Ninian's Primary School Nursery - Livingston | Livingston | 5 Very good | Sep 2021 |
| St. Paul's Primary School Nursery | East Calder | 5 Very good | Apr 2026 |
| The Nurture Nursery | Bathgate | 5 Very good | Jan 2023 |
| Toronto Primary School Nursery Class | Livingston | 5 Very good | Mar 2024 |
| Uphall Primary School Nursery | Broxburn | 5 Very good | Feb 2024 |
| Whitdale Early Years Centre (Nursery) | Bathgate | 5 Very good | Apr 2025 |
| Wildflower Whitburn Day Nursery & Pre-school | Whitburn | 5 Very good | Nov 2022 |
See all 109 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 West Lothian
Livingston 37 Bathgate 31 Broxburn 13 Linlithgow 11 West Calder 5 Kirknewton 2 Whitburn 2 Winchburgh 2 Armadale 1 Blackburn 1 East Calder 1 Fauldhouse 1 Shotts 1 SOUTH QUEENSFERRY 1
The wider picture in West Lothian
- 32 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
- 15,803 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 20,180 by 2036 (National Records of Scotland).
- 41% 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 West Lothian?
There are 109 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 West Lothian graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 104 of these have published grades. For 99 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 1 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?
18 of the 109 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 West Lothian
Childminders 129 Nurseries and day care for children 109 Care at home services 67 Care homes 32 Housing support services 32 All care in West Lothian
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.