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How We Began

Welcome to The Edinburgh Nursery. My name is Karen Fairlamb and I started the Nursery in 1986 after the birth of my first son (which now makes me the mother of a 21 year old son and Nursery)! I was unable to find a Nursery place suitable for a baby in Edinburgh so The Edinburgh Nursery was born and was one of the first Nurseries to offer childcare for children from birth to school.
 
Whilst The Edinburgh Nursery is one of the most established we also pride ourselves on being one of the most innovative. I have been heavily involved in childcare development and with various bodies including HM Inspectorate of Schools as an Associate Inspector and as chairperson of the Scottish Independent Nurseries Association. I was also the chair of the Childcare Partnership for 3 years. I am also very proud that members of my staff were in the first group of students in Scotland to achieve SVQ Level 4 in Childcare and Early Education and also in the Professional Development Award. They are in an elite group of the most highly qualified staff within this field.
 
The Nursery is family friendly and we have many families who place two or more children with the Nursery. We offer a discount of 10% to 2nd and subsequent children from the same family attending one of our Nurseries, with an 11% reduction on Nursery fees when you take a full time place. £1350 per annum funding is available to children in the term after their 3rd birthday for a full time place via the local council partnership funding scheme and this is deducted directly from your monthly fees.   Pro rata partnership funding is also available for part time attendance.
 
One of the most recent developments within the Nursery is our commitment to being an “EcoSchool”. With this in mind we are trying to reduce our Global Footprint and where possible provide information and newsletters via email. The Nursery is inspected by The Care Commission and also by HM Inspectorate of Education. Care Commission reports can be found on www.carecommission.com. (ignore type of service and submit Edinburgh Nursery or Gyle Nursery only and this will take you straight to the reports.) HMI reports can be found on www.hmie.gov.uk. We would love you to check out our inspections and get an independent report on how the Nursery is doing. 
 
I look forward to welcoming you to the Nursery and to meeting your family.