• Nursery Open Days 2024

    Nursery Open Days 2024

    We are inviting current families, new families, and those looking to start a career in childcare, to come along to our nursery settings and take a tour of our facilities and enjoy some family fun activities.

  • Heriot Watt Woodland Classroom

    Heriot Watt Woodland Classroom

    Heriot Watt nursery has opened their first outdoor woodland classroom, for children aged 3- 5years old, where children will spend their day outside, participating in a wide range of experiences in the woodlands and surrounding area.

  • Fully Grant Funded Placements

    Fully Grant Funded Placements

    We work in partnership with the government and offer 1140 hours of fully funded placements at all of our settings, for 3-5 year old and also eligible 2 year olds – watch video for more information.

  • Happy staff, = happy children, = happy parents

    Happy staff, = happy children, = happy parents

    We are very proud of our excellent childcare teams and wholeheartedly believe that offering quality training impacts positively on the children's development. We offer 'The real living wage' to all qualified practitioners, regardless of age, based on cost of living in Scotland. No matter how good the facilities, a nursery can only be as good as the team behind it!

  • Eskbank Adventure Room

    Eskbank Adventure Room

    Eskbank nursery has opened a new 51 place 3-5 year old playroom, which is called the Adventure room. The Adventure room has its own separate garden, with high quality resources and materials.

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WELCOME TO PINOCCHIO'S CHILDRENS NURSERIES

Watch our video and let us show you around our amazing nurseries. From August 2021 all children aged 3 to 4 years old will be entitles to 1140 hours of early learning and childcare.

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Founded in January 1997 Pinocchio's Childrens Nurseries now have 5 private childcare facilities based across Edinburgh, Midlothian. We currently have purpose built day nurseries in Eskbank, Lasswade, Penicuik, Heriot Watt and Gilmerton.

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    Experiences and Activities

    Outdoor play is an important part of the day for the children and we look at it as an extension and continuation of the playroom. Forest School play is also used as an educational initiative to enhance children’s experiences using the natural wildlife surroundings.

    We also offer a wide activities including; meditation – yoga with the children, arts and crafts, singing, messy play, music making, physical play, dancing, home baking, local walks, IT- using computers and ipads.

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    Nursery Open Days 2024

    Nursery Open Days 2024

    We are inviting current families, new families, and those looking to start a career in childcare, to come along to our nursery settings and take a tour of our facilities...
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    Pinocchio's Children’s Nurseries are a group of 5 award winning children's nurseries across Edinburgh & Midlothian.

    We currently have purpose built day nurseries in Eskbank, Lasswade, Penicuik, Heriot Watt and Gilmerton.

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