The Care Inspectorate, who regulate care services in Scotland, graded Croftamie Nursery as ‘Excellent’ for its quality of care and support and ‘Very Good’ for its quality of management and leadership.
The nursery, near Drymen, provides care for up to 32 pre-school children at any one time, from the age of two.
The report stated: “Croftamie Nursery provides excellent care and support to children and their families, with their wellbeing at the heart of the service.
“There is a warm, safe and inclusive ethos. Direct and purposeful interactions between parents and staff resulted in partnership working to enable children to achieve.
“The extremely motivated core staff team had built strong attachments with children and trusting relationships with parents.
“Staff listened carefully to the views of families and this impacted very positively on how the service improved.
“Community spirit was evident through evidence of family triathlons to raise funds, and all children past and present coming to the nursery's 20th birthday celebrations.”
All parents who completed a questionnaire from inspectors either 'Strongly Agreed' or 'Agreed' that overall they were happy with the quality of care provided by the service.
The inspectors added that there were signs of improvement to the learning environment in many areas indoors and outdoors and interactions between children, families and staff in the service were warm and nurturing.
Principal Early Childhood Educator at Croftamie Nursery, Kim McLaren, said: “The staff team at the nursery are delighted with the report and it truly reflects the work that goes on to deliver high-quality learning experiences.
“Our vision is that all children should be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society. By continuing to build positive partnerships with parents, we will continue to deliver the best outcomes for children and families.”
Councillor Susan McGill, Convener of the Children and Young People Committee, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone at Croftamie Nursery on this fantastic report from the Care Inspectorate.
“The professionalism, passion and openness of staff has created a safe and enriching learning environment for children to achieve their potential.”
Councillor Margaret Brisley, Vice Convener of the Children and Young People Committee, said: “Everyone at Croftamie Nursery should be very proud of this excellent report from the Care Inspectorate.
“By listening carefully to parents, the nursery staff have continued to improve the learning environment to ensure children have the best start in life.”