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Early Learning and Childcare Settings

Listed below are details for all Early Learning and Childcare settings in Orkney.

Local Authority Settings

Contact Details

Year Round (YR) or Term Time (TT)

Burray

 

 

 

Catherine Mackenzie, Head Teacher

Burray Primary School, Burray KW17 2SS

Telephone: 01856 731208

Email: admin.burray@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School Website: https://www.burrayprimaryschool.org/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 years)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

 

Morning:        09:30 to 12:00

Afternoon:     13:00 to 15:30

All day:           09:30 to 15:30

Dounby

 

 

 

Leona Benston, Nursery Manager

Jessica Nicolson (maternity leave) Nursery Manager

Dounby Community School, Dounby, KW17 2JA.

 

Telephone: 01856 771234                                    

Email: dounby.elc@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577489641723&locale=en_GB

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:        09:20 to 11.50

Afternoon:     12.50 to 15:20

All day:           09:20 to 15:20

 

May offer additional hours/days beyond this- to be confirmed

 

Eday

 

 

 

Rona Humphreys, Head Teacher.

Eday Primary School, Eday, KW17 2AA

Telephone: 01857 622227

Email: admin.eday@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Monday:         10:00 to 15:15

Tues-Thurs:  09:00 to 15:15

Friday:            09:00 to 15:00

Lunchtime:   12:15 to 13:15

 

 

Evie

 

 

Emma Jane Rendall, Head Teacher

Evie Community School, Evie. KW17 2PE

Telephone: 01856 751237

Email: admin.evie@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School Website: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/or/evie/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:        09:15 to 12:15

Afternoon:     13:00 to 15:15

All day:           09:15 to 15:15

 

Firth

 

 

Emma Jane Rendall, Head Teacher

Firth Primary School, Firth, KW17 2ES

Telephone: 01856 761212

Email: admin.firth@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/or/firth/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:        09:30 to 12:00

Afternoon:     13:00 to 15:30

All Day:          09:30 to 15:30

Glaitness

 

 

 

Shaun Tulloch, Interim Nursery Manager.

Glaitness School, Pickaquoy Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1RP

Telephone: 01856 885598

Email: glaitness.elc@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GlaitnessNursery/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks OR

YR – 25 hrs per wk over 46 wks

Early Bird:      08:30 to 09:30

Morning:        09:30 to 12:00

Afternoon:     13:00 to 15:30

All Day:          09:30 to 15:30

End of Day:   15:30 to 17:00 (excludes Friday afternoons)

Hope

 

Catherine Mackenzie ,Head Teacher

Hope Community School, St Margaret’s Hope, KW17 2TN

 

Telephone: 01856 831217

Email: Admin.hope@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School Website: https://www.hopecommunityschoolorkney.org/

 

(Registered for children aged - 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:        09:30 to 12:00

Afternoon:     13:00 to 15:30

All Day:          09:30 to 15:30

North Walls

 

 

Andrew Trafford, Head Teacher.

North Walls Community School, Lyness, KW16 3NX

Telephone: 01856 791246

Email:  admin.northwalls@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://www.orkney.co/northwalls/

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

 

Mornings:      09:15 to 12:15

Afternoons:   13:15 to 15:35

All Day:          09:15 to 15:35

Friday:           09:15 – 14:00

 

Orphir

 

 

 

Grant Thomson, Head Teacher.

Orphir Community School, Orphir, KW17 2RB

Telephone: 01856 811265

Email: admin.orphir@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://www.orphircommunityschool.co.uk/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 years)

 

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

 

 

Morning:        09:30 to 12:30

Afternoon:     13:00 to 15:30

All Day:          09:30 to 15:30

 

Papdale

 

 

Karen Petrie, Nursery Manager.

Papdale Primary School, Kirkwall, KW15 1PJ

Telephone: 01856 886651

Email: papdale.elc@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://www.orkney.co/papdale/

School facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papdaleschool

 

(Registered for children - 3 to 5 years)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks OR

YR – 25 hrs per wk over 46 wks

Early Bird:      08:30 to 09:00

Morning:        09:00 to 11:30

Afternoon:     12:30 to 15:00

All day:           09:00 to 15:00

End of Day:   15:00 to 16:00

(excludes Friday afternoons)

 

Papa Westray

 

 

Tim Ross, Head Teacher

Papa Westray Nursery, Papa Westray, KW17 2BU

Telephone: 01857 644226

Email: admin.papawestray@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/or/papay/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Mornings:      09:00 to 12.15

Afternoons:   13:15 to 15:15

All Day:          09:00 to 15:15

Friday:           09:00 – 14:00

 

Rousay

 

 

 

Angela Ferguson, Head Teacher.

Rousay Community School, Rousay, KW17 2PR

Telephone: 01856 821226

Email: admin.rousay@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rousaycommunityschool/

 

(Registered for children 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Mornings:      09:05 to 12:05

Afternoons:   13:05 to 15:05

All Day:          09:05 to 15:05

 

St Andrews

 

 

Lisa Rutherford, Nursery Manager.

St Andrews Primary School, Toab, Deerness, KW17 2QG

Telephone: 01856 861421 or 01856 861256

Email: admin.standrews@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StAndrewsPS

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 years and eligible 2 year olds)

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:        09:00 to 11.30

Afternoon:     12:30 to 15:00   

All Day:          09:00 to 15:00

 

May offer additional hours/days beyond this- to be confirmed

 

Shapinsay

 

 

 

 

Emma Clements, Head Teacher

Shapinsay Nursery, Shapinsay, KW17 2DY

 

Telephone: 01856 711218

Email: admin.shapinsay@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/or/shapinsayschool/

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

 

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

 

 

Mornings:      09:00 to 12:00

Afternoons:   13:00 to 15:00

All Day:          09:00 to 15:00

 

 

Stenness

 

 

Grant Thomson, Head Teacher,

Stenness Community School, Stenness, KW16 3LB

Telephone: 01856 850212  

Email: admin.stenness@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: http://www.stennesscommunityschool.co.uk

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 years)

 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:        09:30 to 12.30

Afternoon:     12.30 to 15:30

All Day:          09:30 to 15:30

 

 

 

 

 

Stromness

 

 

 

 

Caroline Easton, Nursery Manager

Stromness Primary School, Stromness, KW16 3JS

Telephone: 01856 850544

Email: stromness.elc@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://www.stromnessps.uk/

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Morning:             09:30 to 12:00

Afternoon:             13:00 to 15:30

All Day:             09:30 to 15:30

 

May offer additional hours/days beyond this- to be confirmed

 

The Strynd

(Papdale catchment area)

 

 

Fiona Greaves, Nursery Manager

The Strynd Nursery, The Strynd, Kirkwall, KW15 1EU.

 

Telephone: 01856 876096

Email: admin.stryndnursery@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

You can find us on Facebook – The Strynd Nursery. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056596284150

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Early Bird:            08.30 to 09:00

Morning:             09:00 to 11:30

Afternoon:             12:30 to 15:00

All Day:            09:00 to 15:00

End of Day:            15:00 to 16:00

(Excludes Friday afternoons)

Early bird and end of day sessions subject to demand

 

Sanday

 

 

 

 

Kristen Muir, Head Teacher

Sanday Community School, Sanday, KW17 2AY 

Telephone: 01857 600228

Email: admin.sanday@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: https://sandayschool.weebly.com/

Sanday Nursery have their own Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SandayNurseryOrkney

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Mornings:             08:50 to 12:20 

Afternoons:             13:00 to 14:50

All Day:            08:50 to 14:50  

 

Stronsay

 

 

Dr Petra McLay, Head Teacher 

Stronsay Junior High School, Stronsay, Orkney KW17 2AE. 

Telephone: 01857 616246. 

 

Email: Admin.stronsay@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

School website: http://stronsayschool.weebly.com  

SchoolFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/350116690220936/ 

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds) 

TT – 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Mornings:             09:00 to 12:00

Afternoons:             13:00 to 15:00

All Day:            09:00 to 15:00

 

Westray

 

 

 

 

Julie Muir, Head Teacher

Westray Nursery, Westray, KW17 2DH.

Telephone: 01857 677353

Email: Admin.westray@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestraySchool/?locale=en_GB

 

(Registered for children aged 3 to 5 yrs and eligible 2 yr olds)

TT - 30 hrs per wk over 38 wks

Mornings:             09:00 to 12:00

Afternoons:             13:00 to 15:15

All Day:            09:00 to 15:15

Fridays:         09:00 to 14:00

Childminders in Partnership

Contact Details

Hours Offered

Anne Drever

Kirkwall

Phone: 01856 873696

Mobile: 07720828096

Email: anndrever@hotmail.com

Hours to suit parents and childminder

Edna Fotheringhame

Kirkwall

Phone: 01856 871121

Email: e.fotheringhame@btinternet.com

 

Hours to suit parents and childminder

 

Kasia Moloney, Busy Bees

Orphir

Mobile: 07858165247

Email: busybeesorkney@gmail.com

Hours to suit parents and childminder

Lorna Robertson

Kirkwall

Mobile: 07917188909

Email: looneymuir@aol.com

 

Hours to suit parents and childminder

 

Paula Gray

Kirkwall

Mobile: 07368457670

Email: Paula490192@gmail.com

 

Hours to suit parents and childminder

 

Tammy Knox

Deerness

Phone: 01856 741487

Mobile: 07920776189

Email: tammy.knox4@aol.co.uk

 

Hours to suit parents and childminder

 

Childminders

There are a number of childminders that offer childcare in Orkney. All childminders should be registered with the Care Inspectorate and you can search for their details and their inspection reports by following the Care Inspectorate website.

Some childminders are in partnership with the Council and can offer up to 1140 hours of free early learning and childcare. You can choose to have a Blended placement where you split your hours between your local authority setting and a partnership. 

Please see related downloads for the current childminder list.