St George's Nursery Edinburgh

Garscube Terrace, Murrayfield, Edinburgh EH12 6BG
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9.3 74 Reviews
  • St George's Nursery Edinburgh, Edinburgh
St George's Nursery is situated in a wing of the Junior School at St George's School in a leafy residential area of Edinburgh's West End.

They offer exceptional Early Years Education for children from 3 to 5 years of age. Children are welcome to join for the start of the term of their 3rd birthday. The nursery is co-educational.

Set in 15 acres of open parkland, the nursery is conveniently located for families living in Murrayfield, Corstorphine, Edinburgh's West End, Craigleith, and beyond.

The nursery emphasises a truly holistic approach to learning, nurturing every aspect of a child's development—academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. Its tailored curriculum combines innovative learning, outdoor adventures, and a focus on emotional well-being, ensuring that every child builds a strong foundation for future learning.

The curriculum inspires curiosity and creates a love for learning, particularly through STEM education. Children explore coding with robots and interactive games, developing critical skills in problem-solving, logical thinking, and creativity. Through partnerships like the Maths in Motion project with the National Galleries of Scotland, they challenge stereotypes, encourage independent thinking, and inspire children to engage in real-world learning experiences.

Their Outdoor Nursery programme is a core part of the curriculum and a key aspect of the school’s objectives in nurturing the whole child. Their grounds have some of the best outdoor nursery adventure play areas in Edinburgh.

The nursery has one qualified primary teacher who works in the nursery supported by experienced specialist early years practitioners.

Children participate in learning experiences through planned and spontaneous play in PE, ballet, music, drama, art, library, outdoor learning and woodwork.

Free Friday Morning Come and Play sessions are held for babies during term time and booked via Eventbrite.

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Care Provided by St George's Nursery Edinburgh

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • St George's School for Girls
  • Person in charge
  • Lisa Nettleton (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 6
  • Registered Charity Number
  • SC012632
  • Total Places for Children
  • 48
  • Age Range
    • from 3 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:45-18:00
    Tuesday 07:45-18:00
    Wednesday 07:45-18:00
    Thursday 07:45-18:00
    Friday 07:45-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Open for Holiday Clubs

Funding & Fees Guide for St George's Nursery Edinburgh

  • From January 2025 our fees per term will be £1253 - £2506. Full fee package with wraparound care and holiday club also available. See the website for full details.
  • Parking

  • Parking is not available on the site during school hours. Free parking is available in local streets.


St George's Nursery Edinburgh Reviews (74)

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9.3

St George's Nursery Edinburgh has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.310) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time St George's Nursery Edinburgh has 74 reviews.

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Review from Claire (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery staff and activities they do with the children are fantastic. My daughter's confidence has really grown since she started at this nursery and she has made some lovely friends.


I would recommend this nursery to all my friends and family.


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Review from Louisa O (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter settled in straight away and has loved every minute of being at nursery, she loves the outside space, especially having adventures in the woods. My daughter is picked up every day with a huge smile on her face!

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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at the nursery for a term now and I am very impressed. In particular, she has clearly been learning a wide range of topics, and her individual interests are also being very much encouraged. The welcoming atmosphere and staff have made her big move to Edinburgh much easier too.

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Review from F R (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has wonderful staff who work in excellent facilities. Our son is thriving in this happy, supportive environment. He runs to nursery every morning. We can see his progress through on-line learning journals as well as chatting to the staff daily.

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Review from Frank (Father of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful responsible stuff! Especially My daughter has received lots help and suggestions from teachers and the Manager. My children (both boy and girl) had a happy nursery year, they never complaint about going to nursery :)

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Review from Rosalind K (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has enjoyed a wonderful two and a half years at St Georges nursery. I cannot fault the incredible staff and the amazing nurturing environment they have created. The staff are always so welcoming, enthusiastic and accommodating-nothing is too much trouble. Every day my daughter runs in, desperate
too see her friends and teachers, so excited about the day ahead. She has so much fun but at the same time learns so much every day. The children are taken outside virtually every day -sometimes into the on site "Fantastic Forest" (which she loves). We have made life long friends and cannot thank the staff enough for giving my daughter the best start possible to her education.

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Review from MDM (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My wife and I have been very pleased and impressed by the standard of education and care provided by the nursery. Our daughter thoroughly enjoyed her time there and was always very keen to attend classes. Thank you very much for helping give her such a good start in life.

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Review from Euan M (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been extremely impressed with St George's Nursery. My daughter has been at the nursery for just under a year (aged 2 1/2 when she joined). I was quite anxious when she joined as her language and communication wasn't as advanced as her bigger sister's had been at the same age, which I was worried
might be due to a (only partially diagnosed) hearing loss in one ear.
The staff at St George's were excellent in meeting with me to discuss the issue and agree a strategy to help my daughter if she was struggling to hear in class. As it turns out, she hasn't had any issues and her speaking (and singing!) has come on in leaps and bounds. The staff were incredibly reassuring and always available for a quick chat if I wanted to check up on how she was getting on, and they regularly added photos and short stories to the nursery website so that I could see she'd been up to. I am really grateful to all the staff.

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Review from Lena R (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is very clean and very well adapted for all children. All staff are very knowledgable about your child's needs. The staff are very approachable and very friendly and keep you informed/updated on your child's development.
The Early Learning Journals update is great to see what your child
does whilst at nursery and you can see their development weekly.

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Review from Bruce C (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Incredibly well organised and operated nursery. Nursery nurses are highly professional, capable and of course, caring. They carry a daily log of my children's activities and their personal development has been outstanding. We're only leaving because it is a girls' school and therefore we have to! I
have only had highly positive experiences from St George's.

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Review from Matt (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

St George's nursery is fantastic. Our daughter is very happy and blossoming in a supportive, nurturing environment. The staff are highly professional, mature and care deeply for the children.


Facilities are second to none and the oppertunities the children get are remarkable.


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Review from C M (Father of Child) published on 27 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are keen and attentive and enhance my child's experience. There is a programme of learning which is also fun for the child, and the staff reviews are really insightful but also fun! My daughter looks forward to attending nursery every day.

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Review from Mikiko S (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started the nursery since last year and we can find her progress every day - mentally as well as physically. First of all, the nursery provides a good environment to girls. The girls can make the most of the forest/field/area around the school. They also often visit the library/music room
of the elder girls. Secondary, they offer well-structured, variety of daily activities. The class is diversified therefore the girls can naturally learn different cultures, too. As a third point, they interact well with other girls at Primary school etc. I can see the elder girls take a good care of nursery girls and they connect each other very well. I think it is one of the best advantages for a relatively small school like St.George's - it provides a family atmosphere. The school offers flexible breakfast club, after school care, holiday clubs so I really appreciate such a scheme as a working mother. Overall, I am very happy with the school and my daughter surely enjoys her days.

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Review from Takashi S (Father of Child) published on 22 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child is in the nursery from 7:45 to near 6 including breakfast and after school club. As we work full time, we are grateful for the length of the care and supply for the lunch (hot meals). The nursery runs holiday club from 9 to 5 for school break. Regarding the curriculum, outdoor activities
is one of the selling points. My daughter likes to climb trees. If this were a co-ed school, boys probably would dominate such an activity and girls skirt around them. But this is a girls' school (nursery accepts a few boys) and girls have a chance to experiment adventure. Because they have a primary school annex to the nursery, sometimes teachers and pupils of the school visit the nursery and introduce music and languages. The children can use the indoor facilities for PE and music. The nursery encourages parents to read stories to children. Our daughter has been the nursery for 7 months and she has developed well in terms of mental health, physical activities and dexterity.

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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.310)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.310) out of 10 for St George's Nursery Edinburgh is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 7 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.881 for St George's Nursery Edinburgh is calculated as follows: ( (75 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.881

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 4.429 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for St George's Nursery Edinburgh is based on 7 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.7

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 48 number of registered child places is 9.6. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.6 = 0.729

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Lisa

Lisa Nettleton

Job Title: Head of Junior School and Nursery

Joined: 2016

The Head of the Junior School and Nursery, Lisa Nettleton, is a primary/nursery teacher.


In addition to this, we have one qualified primary teacher who works full-time in our nursery. The rest of our nursery staff are experienced specialist Early Years professionals. They have talents in many different areas including environmental education, Montessori methodology, Frobellian mindset and graphic design.


We employ the whole team's wealth of knowledge and skills. Our generous staff to child ratio further supports our high level of individual attention at all nursery ages. Our school places a high value on staff education, training and development – our practitioners and teachers have excellent knowledge and understanding of the Scottish government’s early years curriculum and child developmental stages.


Our staff pride themselves on their consistency and continuity of care; some of our staff members have worked with us for many years.


All staff have a minimum of SVQ level 3/HNC early education and childcare/SNNEB, and above.


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