University Nursery

With over 600 years experience, the University of St Andrews provides the very best start to your child's education.

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About Saints Nursery

Welcome to the University of St Andrews Nursery, where quality early years childcare meets community accessibility. Our nurturing environment caters to children aged 0 to 5 years, offering a safe and stimulating space for growth and development.

As a private 44-place setting, we operate year-round, providing consistent care and learning opportunities for your little ones. What’s more, we proudly offer Fife Council funded spaces, ensuring accessibility for all families.

Sitting within Saints Sport’s Children’s Services team, the University Nursery benefits from access to highly qualified coaches and a wide range of fantastic sporting activities delivered to children of students, staff, and the community.

Care Inspectorate

The University Nursery is registered with the Care Inspectorate – a scrutiny body which looks at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. Please click on the icon below to visit our page on the Care Inspectorate website or for more information please see the latest Inspection Report in full.

Inspection Report 2023


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Junior Saints

Our Junior Saints programme offers a wide variety of activities for children in the St Andrews area to get involved and be active throughout the year. The Children’s Services team run a variety of weekly classes for pre-school children (2-5 years old), those in P1-P7 and S1-S4, and runs a number of sports camps throughout the year to coincide with school holidays and in-service day. If the schools are off, you can guarantee that Junior Saints will be on!

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