St Margarets Nursery & Preschool Craigmillar Park

I can’t recommend St Margaret's enough, we’ve had a wonderful experience there for the past two years. The staff communicate excellently and my son has always had a really positive relationship with his key worker, in each of his rooms. The facilities are of a very high standard and there’s lots of outdoor space for the kids to play freely. We’ll be sad to leave next year!

A calming, clean and dynamic environment for little ones to grow. Our daughter absolutely loves going here. The staff are fantastic and their processes are considered and thorough - which means a lot when having a child with allergies. Would recommend.

Seeing our son so happy there reassures us that this nursery has played a significant role in his development.

Our little girl has been going to St Margarets for the last almost 18 months. It is such a wonderful nursery, the facilities are lovely and fresh and clean. The staff clearly care so much about the children. Our little girl tells us all about her little friends and how one of her teachers is her best friend. With all the different activities and resources they have available, it is clear how much this setting has helped our daughter's development. The food offering is also excellent with our daughter trying loads of new foods. It’s so lovely to know how happy our daughter is at nursery.

Big hearts shape little minds. Dear St Margaret's staff, the care and affection that you have shown is beyond the words. My Daughter loves to go to nursery and we value the relationships with you all. We are pleased with her development and happiness. Thank you to the Manager who supported us in difficult time. Your excellent staff are not my daughters mother but their role is just as strong. Thank you for providing a safe, contained place for my daughter to play and smile, and paint, glitter and glue. It’s been probably the single best decision we have ever taken to send our daughter to St Margaret's Nursery.

I love working here, the staff are so friendly, the facilities are phenomenal, soft play, garden, there is so much for the kids to do. I would recommend this nursery to anyone.

We looked at several nurseries for our 4-year-old son before picking St Margaret's. It was a real stand out in terms of the learning environments and pleasant atmosphere. I was also impressed that there are qualified primary teachers on staff for pre-schoolers and that, as well as play, there are activities built into the day to prepare wee ones for Primary 1. Letter and number recognition, and having routines for hanging up jackets and eating together are essential skills to make the transition easier.

I have to say, I have never once doubted my decision to send my son there. The staff are friendly and supportive, as well as firm when necessary. Play is often free form, and the outside space is amazing, but there is also a good balance of structured activities. The pre-schoolers visit as old peoples' home every 2 weeks and this is a wonderful mutually beneficial arrangement. The food is planned by a nutritionist and encourages healthy eating.

I cannot recommend highly enough!

Brilliant nursery. The nursery is very spacious and the rooms are great. Very clean and with underfloor heating which is great for crawling babies and kids playing on the floor. My 28-month-old boy used to hate going to the nursery but after moving to St Margarets he can't wait to go there.

They have a big garden area to use and an indoor soft-play area which is ideal when the weather is horrible.

Great communication with staff and managers. No problems at all.

Great facilities for the children including soft play and a sensory room which are mainly used when the weather is bad and they can’t get into the garden. There is a small car park making drop off and pick up safer than parking on the road. Children are encouraged to be independent and room sizes are small enough that children are always involved and not left on the periphery. They use a secure online learning journal which we find great for allowing Grandparents to see how their grandchild is progressing at nursery.

It’s an outstanding nursery with both my kids very happy to be there and the staff are very helpful. They have lots of activities to keep little ones busy and a lovely big garden area as well.

We have been delighted with all elements of St Margarets. Our son settled very quickly there and every member of staff has been caring and enthusiastic. The management are focused on learning and make a dedicated team.

St Margaret’s Nursery is a haven for children with the loveliest, caring staff. Time is taken with the children when it comes to learning and activities. My granddaughter has been there for 2 years and she has come on in leaps and bounds. It will be a sad day when she leaves to start school.

My 1 year old has just started at St Margarets and she loves it. She's settled in so well and the staff are amazingly friendly and supportive. The place is so lovely and warm and inviting, with plenty to do and learning seems fun! Thanks for making the first week so easy.

From the minute you enter the bright, modern and spacious reception area, you feel like this is somewhere that encourages learning, and has been designed and purpose-built to support that. No pokey dark corridors or dodgy conversions, all the rooms are well equipped (with all the essentials neatly packed away out of little ones' reach!) leaving the floorspace free for play. A range of stimulating activities, their own soft play room, plus huge garden area (a real premium in the city centre). The online learning journal means grandparents can login and see our child develop, even from 300+ miles away. They have amazingly varied hot meals so she only ever needs a light tea before bed - perfect for working parents. They are attentive to her every need, notice when she is under the weather, have supported her through many key learning and development stages and keep setting new goals for the staff to work towards with her. I would thoroughly recommend both the building and the staff.

Great and helpful staff. It is nice to know that they pay so much attention to every child even though it is sometimes very difficult. Good feedback is provided daily. Outdoor space is brilliant - my son absolutely loves it. Other facilities are excellent too, eg. soft play inside the nursery building. Very approachable management team.

I would recommend all parents to send your children to this nursery, staff are nice here. The facilities excellent, not just a huge outside garden with kids play house, slide, swing...they also have an inside softplay room, which is my son's favorite place. Since I have sent my boy there he has learnt so many things and also met his best friend in there.

Lovely staff. Really supportive and great communication to what your child has been doing whilst at nursery.

St Margarets is a lovely place with energetic staff who seem caring. Good feedback is provided daily. The staff are helpful and the children get to have lots of time in the garden.

St Margarets Nursery is a fantastic private nursery that provides parents with the peace of mind to leave their child in safe surroundings. The friendly and flexible staff offer great support and development to each child and lots of extra activities means that individual needs and interests are catered for. The reputation and reliability of the most experienced room leader manager gives continuity of care. I cannot recommend this nursery more highly and thank them for taking care of both my daughters. Especially during changes and other challenges in our lives. We appreciate all the help.

My son has just started last month. Him enjoy the time in nursery and do a variety of activities I have found staff to be attentive to my children needs and receive detailed feedback on how the days have gone.

I can't recommend St Margarets highly enough.