Education, schools and adult learning

Types of needs ASN  

Your child may have an additional support need if they are struggling with their learning or have barriers to learning such as:

Health needs  

• having a disability
• being in hospital recovering from an illness  
• mental health needs  
• having asthma or an allergy  
• having speech difficulties or a hearing impairment.

Care and protection issues

• a young person being care experienced  
• being a young carer.  

Learning support needs

• having dyslexia  
• learning at a faster or slower pace than classmates  
• having fallen behind in classwork because they were off school.  

Wellbeing needs

• having difficulties managing their emotions  
• being socially isolated  
• emotional distress  
• addiction issues.  

Family circumstances  

• experiencing divorce, separation, or loss in family  
• dealing with the death of someone close  
• having a member of your family or someone close them who is ill  
• being a school-aged parent  
• speaking English as an additional language.  

This list only contains some examples of barriers to learning. You should speak to your child's school if you feel they need additional support for any reason not listed.

How ASN are identified  

Schools and nurseries regularly check how your child is progressing through everyday observations and classroom tasks. This ongoing tracking helps staff understand how your child is getting on and what support they may need.

Additional support needs are identified through a process called Staged Intervention. This is a framework that helps schools and partner agencies provide support that is appropriate, timely, and as least intrusive as possible.

If you think your child has additional support needs, ask your child’s head of establishment about the Staged Intervention process and for more information on what support may be available.  

Sometimes, staff may seek advice or assessments from other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists or educational psychologists. This support is provided through a staged approach, which helps ensure that the right support is offered at the right time.

A teacher, or a health care provider, might also identify a child who may need an assessment for additional support.

Your child does not need a diagnosis to be entitled to extra help with their learning. 

If your child is struggling at school or nursery for any reason, that establishment will try and find out the reason for this and put the appropriate support in place.

What support we provide

Children and young people with an identified additional support need are supported in our schools and early learning and childcare (nursery) settings.

How the nursery or school supports your child will depend on the barriers they are facing to learning.

Support can include:

• advice for parents on ways to support learning at home
• changes to a child's timetable or education programme in school
• changes within the classroom environment, curriculum, or learning with groups of children with a specific focus
• arrangements for a child at lunch or during breaks
• adaptations to buildings or equipment to help with physical or sensory disabilities
• referral to a speech and language therapist, a physiotherapist, or other health professional
• training for staff members by relevant professionals.

Support plans

For longer-term or particular support, your child may require a support plan.

A support plan will formally record the help that is needed and who will provide it. This means your child's school can provide an individual and targeted level of support.

There are 3 types of plans:  

• a child’s plan
• a multi-agency child’s plan
• Coordinated Support Plans (CSP) - an action plan for children and young people who need significant additional support with their education from a number of agencies.

The decision on which plan is best for your child will depend on:

• if the additional support need may be short or long-term
• the effect it has on your child's learning
• any other agencies the school will need to work with to support your child's learning, such as the council or NHS.  

When a support plan is being developed, we’ll invite you and your child to a meeting at the school or nursery so you can give your views on the support required.  

Your child can also bring along a supporter to help them express their views, such as a friend or an adult they are comfortable speaking for them.  

The plan will detail what support will be provided. You and your child will be involved in decisions made about the support.  

Support will be regularly reviewed to make sure it’s working and that your child’s needs are still the same.

Reviewing a support plan  

Reviews of your child’s support plan will depend on their needs.  

When reviewing a plan, we’ll invite you to a meeting where we’ll look at your child’s progress and ask you and your child:

• how the support is helping  
• is it meeting the identified needs
• is it no longer needed
• does it need to change.

At the meeting, we’ll agree to provide the same level of support, make changes, or end the plan if support is no longer needed.

Starting, moving and leaving nursery and school (transition support)

A transition is when your child moves into a new stage of their education.  

There are 4 major transitions:  

• starting nursery  
• starting primary school  
• starting secondary school
• leaving school.  

Children and young people with ASN may need more support when they transition from one stage to another. In general, this is likely to require an enhanced level of transition support. There may be planning meetings where staff from the current establishment and the new establishment meet with you and your child to plan the move.

If you have an agreed support plan this will move with your child to the new school.

Our nurseries and schools have robust planning to support each child or young person. 

You can speak to your child's education establishment to discuss any concerns you may have when they are about to start at a new school, or when their time at school ends.

Find your child’s education establishment contact details:  

• Renfrewshire Council nurseries
• primary schools
• secondary schools.

How to request additional support for your child 

If you have concerns about your child’s learning or development, the best place to start is by talking to their early learning and childcare centre (nursery) or school.  

Staff may already have noticed the same things and may be providing support. If not, they will discuss with you what options are available to help assess your child’s needs.

You also have the right to ask us to:

• assess whether your child has additional support needs
• carry out a specific type of assessment, such as an educational, psychological or health assessment.

It’s important to know that while you can request an assessment, you cannot insist on a particular test or method, or request that a specific professional carries it out.  

We’ll decide the best way to assess your child’s needs based on professional judgement.

You can find out more about identifying and assessing needs with the Supporting Children's Learning - Code of Practice: statutory guidance (Scottish Government website).

How to resolve disagreements about ASN support

Speak to your child’s establishment

If you disagree with how your child is being supported for their ASN, you should speak to your teacher or head teacher.  

If your child has a support plan, you can refer to the plan to check whether the agreed actions are taking place, or if they need to be changed to meet new or additional needs.

Mediation  

If you feel the support has not improved after speaking to the education establishment, you can try to use an independent mediation service. 

A mediator listens to both points of view and helps to bring both of you to an agreement.  

You do not have to use mediation, but it may help increase understanding as you both listen to each other and agree a way forward.  

ASN Tribunal

You always have the right for your case to be sent to the Additional Support Needs Tribunal (Health and Education Chamber website).  

Code of practice  

We follow the national Code of Practice as directed by the Scottish Government (Scottish Government website).  

You have a right to request assessments are made for your child's medical or psychological needs. If any needs are established, we’ll review any learning barriers and detail the appropriate measures to be taken.

We must meet the deadlines for completing and informing you of the results of any assessments, including any additional support you child may need.

All children and young people need support to learn at an early learning and childcare centre (nursery) or school, but some may require extra or specialised support than what is usually provided. This is known as having an additional support need (ASN).

Some examples of why a child or young person may need additional support with their education include:

• a disability or health issue  
• family or care circumstances  
• accessing the learning environment  
• wellbeing needs.

Children and young people can have an additional support need at any time.  

A child’s support need may only last for a short time. In some cases, their needs might be more complex and require additional support throughout school.

Additional support needs are also known as additional support for learning (ASL).  

You can find out more about additional support for learning at:

• Enquire website – Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning
• Reach website - Reach offers advice about rights to education and support for children in Scotland. 

What the service does

Our educational psychologists work with staff to make sure that education is a nurturing experience and to reduce any barriers to learning that may exist for children and young people.

Some of the ways that EPs can help to reduce barriers is by:

• looking at how children learn
• finding out more about a child’s strengths and what engages them in learning
• talking with you, your child and their teachers
• making suggestions on things that may need to be adapted to support learning in the classroom or playroom.  

The educational psychologist will ensure that your child’s views and your views are part of the information that helps any assessment of need. 

Who can use the service

The service supports children and young people who experience a wide range of additional support needs (ASN). For example, children and young people who may:

• find communicating and interacting with others a challenge
• need support to learn
• need support with their wellbeing
• have a physical or sensory need that acts as a barrier to learning
• have been care experienced.

How we become involved

Your child’s nursery or school will already have a system in place for monitoring or reviewing their progress.  

The nursery or school will gather assessment information and support your child through their staged intervention process before asking for educational psychologist involvement.  

An educational psychologist may become involved when support is needed to work out what is getting in the way of your child’s learning or development, and what could help them.  

You’ll need to give consent to the nursery or school before they can ask for educational psychologist to get involved in your child’s learning and development.  

The nursery or school will then discuss the request for support with an educational psychologist. The educational psychologist may agree that it would be helpful for them to become involved. 

How to use the service

Requests for the service are made by schools, nurseries, or other educational establishments after you have given consent.

You can contact our Educational Psychology Service by: 

• email reps@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone 0300 300 0170 – Option 4 (Educational Psychology Service)

More information

You can find out more about the work of our Educational Psychology Service, reports and publications, and further resources (Glow Scotland).

Our Educational Psychology Service helps to improve wellbeing, learning, and the development for children, young people and families in Renfrewshire.

Our educational psychologists work closely with parents, teachers and other professionals to help children. access the curriculum and flourish during their time in education.

We use evidence-based psychology theory and a knowledge of child development to:

• provide advice and guidance to schools and nurseries
• work collaboratively with others in education settings to support children and young people, particularly those who have additional support needs (ASN)
• provide training and development for education staff.

The service aims to support the implementation of the "Getting it Right for Every Child" (GIRFEC) within Renfrewshire. 

What a parent council does

The role of a parent council is to:

• gather and represent the views of parents and carers and make sure the school takes these into account
• support the school in its work with pupils
• encourage parents and carers to get involved in their children's learning and education
• encourage links between the school, parents and carers, pupils, pre-school groups, and the wider community
• report back to the parent forum.

Parent councils are also consulted whenever a school is appointing a new headteacher or deputy headteacher.  

If this process involves a recruitment panel, some parent council members will usually sit on this.

In some cases, a parent council might also arrange activities that support pupils' education and welfare such as fundraisers or social events.

How to join a parent council

If you're interested in joining a parent council, ask your child's school for more information:

• Primary schools in Renfrewshire
• Secondary schools in Renfrewshire
• Additional support needs schools in Renfrewshire.

The head teacher at the school is the first point of contact for information on parent councils.

Parent council liaison meetings

Meetings take place twice a year between representatives from Renfrewshire's parent councils, staff from our Children's Services, and the Director of Children's Services.

All parent council chairpersons from all Renfrewshire schools are invited to attend or send a representative from their parent council.

We’ll email all parent council chairpersons with the date and agenda in advance of each meeting.

More information

The Scottish Government has published guidance on parent councils on the Parentzone Scotland section of the Education Scotland website.

You can also find more information on the National Parent Forum of Scotland website.

Every parent or carer of a pupil attending a school is automatically a member of the parent forum for that school.

The parent forum will receive updates and information about the school and matters of interest to parents and carers.

A smaller group can be chosen from within the parent forum to represent the interests and views of all parents and carers at the school. This is called a parent council.

Although a parent council's main members will always be parents and carers, it can also include:

• school staff
• people from the local community
• someone from a church or denominational body that's linked to the school. 

More information

For more information about the Instrumental Music Service and how your child can learn a musical instrument read our Renfrewshire Instrumental Music Service information leaflet:

You can also contact our Music Development Officer by:

• email mark.traynor@renfrewshire.gov.uk   
• phone 0141 487 2496

Read our Renfrewshire Instrumental Music Service guidelines:

Authority ensembles

Renfrewshire Instrumental Music Service authority ensemble programme provides opportunities for young musicians to meet, develop, and enhance their musical experiences and learning.

Our ensembles are open to children and young people up to the age of 19, who play a musical instrument at the appropriate level and:

• attend a Renfrewshire Council school
• attend the Saturday Music Centre or,  
• live in Renfrewshire.  

The ensembles rehearse from September to April.

Read more about how your child can participate in the authority ensemble programme with our information leaflet - and see when the ensembles rehearse with the rehearsal schedule:

Renfrewshire Instrumental Music Service offers no cost instrumental music lessons to primary and secondary pupils in schools.  

The service is delivered by instrumental music teachers. They work in partnership with schools and music departments to deliver a curriculum that enables children and young people to be successful, confident, responsible, and an effective contributor.

The choice of instruments available will vary from school to school, but lessons are provided on:

• bagpipes
• brass
• guitar
• percussion
• pipe band drumming
• strings  
• woodwind.  

Learning through music provides children and young people with a wide range of opportunities and experiences that develop and prepare them for life at school and beyond.

As well as the musical benefits, learning to play a musical instrument can:

• develop self-esteem and confidence
• enhance co-ordination, memory, and social skills
• improve concentration and discipline
• positively impact health and wellbeing
• teach your child how to work as part of a team and contribute to the life of the school and wider community.

The service offers instrumental music lessons to primary and secondary pupils in schools in Renfrewshire.

Learning a musical instrument is open to pupils from Primary 5 (strings only) and Primary 6 (depending on staff availability and resources). This may vary from school to school.  

Your child will have an initial presentation from the Instrumental Music Service about what instruments are available to learn at their school.

As there is often more demand for instrumental lessons than availability, it may not be possible to offer every pupil the opportunity to learn a musical instrument.

How the service works during school term time and holidays

During school term time

During school term time, children who attend St James' Primary or Mossvale Primary will go to Shortroods O.S.C service. Children who attend Glencoats Primary or St Fergus Primary will go to Ferguslie After School Care.

Staff from our out of school care service will pick your child up from their school at 3pm and take them to the service.

You should collect your child from the service by 5:45pm.

During school holidays and in-service days

During school holiday periods and in-service days, children at both services will go to the Shortroods campus in Mossvale and St James Primary School.

Operational hours during school holiday periods and in-service days are 8am to 5:45pm.  

Snacks will be provided at the service during term time and school holidays, but your child will need to bring their own packed lunch during school holidays and in-service days.

If you have registered your child with a private or voluntary out of school care service, you should contact them directly to find out drop off and pick up arrangements.

For more information on out of school care services in Renfrewshire, email outofschoolcareenquiries@renfrewshire.gov.uk.

More information

Find out more information on childminders, after school, holiday and activity clubs for school age children (Parent Club website).

Out of school care services provide childcare support for parents around the school day during term time and during school holidays.

The services are available for primary school pupils in Renfrewshire.

You can apply for a place for your child at our out of school care services if you are in employment, further education, or training.

Private and voluntary organisations may have different conditions to use their service.

Council-run services

We run 2 out of school care services in Renfrewshire.  

Shortroods O.S.C (Out of School Care) service is located in Mossvale Primary School and St James Primary School, Paisley. This service can accommodate children who attend either of these primary schools.

Ferguslie After School Care is located in Glencoats Primary School, Paisley. This service can accommodate children who attend Glencoats Primary School and St Fergus Primary School.

Both services are open from 3pm to 5:45pm during school term time and offer a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

During school holidays, both services are open from 8am until 5:45pm but operate from the Shortroods campus in Mossvale Primary School and St James Primary School.

Private or voluntary organisations

There are 36 out of school care services in Renfrewshire operated by private or voluntary organisations. These are registered with the Care Inspectorate to deliver childcare for school age children.

You can see registered out of school care services (Care Inspectorate website). Type in your town or village and select 'daycare of children' to see the list of services in your area.

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) also provides a list of childcare services for school age children provided by childminders.

You can use the find a childminder page to see the list of SCMA registered childminders in Renfrewshire (Scottish Childminding Association website).

When you apply, you’ll need to select the days of the week you would like to request out of school care at either Shortroods O.S.C (Out of School Care) or Ferguslie After School Care.

Apply online for out of school care at Shortroods O.S.C or Ferguslie After School Care.

If you're looking to use a private or voluntary out of school care service, you should contact them directly to discuss getting a place for your child.

We’ll contact you by phone and email to let you know if your child has been given an out of school care place at Shortroods O.S.C or Ferguslie After School Care.

You’ll need to complete enrolment paperwork for your child before they start with the service.

We’ll email this paperwork to you, and you can return it to us by email. You can also complete this in person at the service.

After you have completed the enrolment paperwork for Shortroods O.S.C or Ferguslie After School Care, your child can start going to the service.

Costs for out of school care may vary between service or organisation.

Children usually start school in Primary 1 in the August after their 5th birthday.

Children who reach the age of 5 between 1 March 2027 and 29 February 2028 should start primary school in August 2027.

However, if your child’s 5th birthday falls after the last day of February, you can request early entry to school. 

Early entry is not automatically granted. We consider each request individually, based on the wellbeing and developmental needs of the child.

Starting school early is a significant decision. Children develop at different rates, and readiness for school is not based on age alone.

It’s important that you consider your child’s overall wellbeing, development and individual needs.

You should speak with your child’s early learning and childcare setting, as well as any other professionals who know your child well.

What you should consider

Physical development

You should consider whether your child is ready to take part in a full school day, including managing routines, activities, and time spent learning and playing.

Emotional and social development

Children who start school early will be younger than others in their class.  

You should think about how your child manages separation, forms friendships, and takes part in group activities.

Learning and play

Children learn in lots of different ways, including through play, exploring, spending time with others, and everyday family experiences. This continues when they start school.

In Primary 1 (P1), children take part in play-based and active learning, but the day is usually more structured than in an early learning and childcare setting.

For some children, having more time in an early learning and childcare (nursery) setting can be really valuable. 

Early learning and childcare settings often offer more flexibility and more time for child-led play.

Long-term considerations

You should consider how starting school early may affect your child as they move through primary and secondary school and beyond, including transitions between stages and their age compared to peers.

Apply for early entry to school online

You must submit your application before 15 March for a request to be considered for the upcoming school year starting in August. 

Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Your application will be considered by senior management within the primary school sector.

This may include discussion with you and relevant professionals, and an assessment of your child based on their involvement in developmentally appropriate play-based experiences.

We’ll inform you of the decision after the assessment.

Appeal process

There is no right of appeal against the refusal of an early entry to school application, under the terms of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.  

If your application was refused, you do have the right to seek independent legal advice. 

What wraparound care is

You may be able to buy additional childcare hours around your child’s 1140 hours of free nursery and childcare entitlement at council-run nurseries.  

This is called wraparound care.

Private and voluntary nurseries and childminders may provide wraparound places. You should contact your preferred setting directly for more information.

Who can apply

Parents or paid carers can purchase additional care around their child’s free  nursery and childcare entitlement to support their employments, training or education. 

This wraparound care can be during school term-time, extended hours during the day or during the year (such as school holidays). 

You can also purchase early learning and childcare for children from birth to 3 years of age. This will depend on what is available at each nursery.

Wraparound provision is prioritised in line with our  nursery, early learning and childcare admissions policy criteria:

How much it costs

You’ll be charged at the current rate for wraparound care set by the council. The head of your preferred nursery can tell you what this rate is.

You may be able to get a discount if:

• you are a student in full time education
• you’ll have more than one child going to the nursery or childminder
• Pension Guarantee Credit
• Income Support
• Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based)
• Maximum working Tax Credit- income threshold applies
• Tax Credit with a Disability Element
• Council Tax Reduction Scheme
• Housing Benefit
• Employment and support allowance (Income Related)
• Attendance allowance  
• Disability Living Allowances (Child Element)
• Universal Credit - income threshold applies
• qualifying benefits in line with free school meals and / or clothing grants.

We’ll invoice you every 4 weeks.

You can make payments:

• at our council offices
• at your post office
• by telephone
• using childcare vouchers.

You'll need to complete and sign an agreement to purchase additional (wraparound) childcare before your child takes up their place. This will be a legal contract between you and Renfrewshire Council.

Your child's place will then be reviewed every 6 months.

Before you apply

You should contact the head of your child’s council-run nursery or childminder to discuss your request and your requirements first.

How to apply

 Download and fill in the application form to purchase additional (wraparound) care:

You’ll need to provide your requirements, including what additional hours of childcare you need, in your application.

You can then return this form to your child’s council-run nursery or childminder.

After you’ve applied 

The head of the nursery will review your application first. If they can offer you a place or the hours you want, your placement will then need to be approved by the Admissions Panel, who are responsible for the allocation of places.  

The head of the nursery or childminder will let you know if your application has been successful or not.

Our decision

We apply an admissions policy to ensure all applications are treated fairly and transparently.  

See our admissions policy for early learning and childcare:

If you're not happy with our decision or feel we have not considered your application properly, you should discuss this with the head of the nursery.

You can also contact Children's Services for more information or advice by:

• email cssupport@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone 0300 300 0170.

Or write to us at:

Children's Services 
Council Headquarters 
Renfrewshire House 
Cotton Street 
Paisley 
PA1 1TZ

More information

Find out more information on childminders, after school, holiday and activity clubs for school age children (Parent Club). 

What a deferred entry to primary school is  

If your child reaches the age of 5 between 1 March 2027 and 29 February 2028, they should start primary school in August 2027.  

If your child is still 4 years old on the day they would start Primary 1 (P1), you can ask for an additional year of free nursery or childcare and apply to defer their entry to primary school.  

This means they will start school the following year, when they have turned 5.  

Find out more about what a free nursery or childcare place is.

Who can get an additional year at nursery or childcare 

You can ask for an additional year of free nursery or childcare if:

• they are still 4 years old on the date they are eligible to start school
• their 5th birthday is on or between the first day of term in August 2027 and 29 February 2028 and you feel they would benefit from an extra year of nursery  
• they have significant additional support needs.

Defer your child’s place at Primary School

There are 3 steps you must complete to ask for an additional year at nursery or childcare and defer your child’s entry to school:

1. contact your child's nursery or childcare centre to let them know that you would like an additional year of free early learning and childcare.
2. register your child for Primary 1 (P1) at school, but select on the form that you want to defer their start at primary school for a year. The registration period usually takes place during the first week in November. If you miss the registration period, contact your local catchment school to arrange registration.
3. apply to defer your child’s entry to primary school online.

You can ask your child's current nursery or childcare centre to help you if you have any problems completing the forms.

After you’ve applied

We’ll send you a letter to confirm that a deferred entry to school has been agreed.

Once you get your letter confirming the deferred entry, you'll need to register your child at their local school again next year. Their school place for this year will be offered to another child.

You can ask for your child to continue at their current nursery or childcare provider, or we can provide them with a funded place at one of our council-run nurseries or council-funded nurseries or childminders.  

If you want your child to go to a private nursery or childminder not funded by us, you will have to pay for this cost.

Early entry to school

If you would like your child to start school before their 5th birthday, you can find out what to consider and how to apply for early entry to school.

More information

If you would like more information or advice, you can contact our Children's Services by:

• email cssupport@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone 0300 300 0170  

Or write to us at:

Children's Services
Council Headquarters
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1TZ

What admissions panels are

Our admissions panels make decisions on places for children at council-run nurseries and voluntary/private nurseries and childminders in Renfrewshire.

They make decisions after you’ve made a request to:

• apply for a free nursery or childcare place, or
• pay for additional hours of nursery or childcare (wraparound care).

Renfrewshire is divided into 10 admission panel areas of council-run or council-approved nurseries and childminders.  

When applying for a nursery placement, parents should be aware that nurseries sit within panel areas and consider this when selecting their three preferred settings. Although parents do not need to choose all three nurseries from the same panel areas, it is important to understand that each nursery belongs to a specific panel.  

These cover different geographical areas from school catchment areas.

We apply the council’s nursery, early learning and childcare admissions policy when allocating places:

Priority is given to children who meet certain criteria and children living within the panel area.

In each admission panel area, we allocate nursery places in order of priority, starting with priority 1 to priority 5 children. This information is on the policy included above.

Admission panel areas in Renfrewshire 

Funded providers (non-council-run nurseries) are subject to approved provider status following satisfactory completion of the tender process.

Within Renfrewshire Council, private, voluntary or third‑sector nurseries and childminders can deliver funded Early Learning & Childcare (ELC) as long as they meet national and local requirements. 

The tender and approval process sits within the national Funding Follows the Child policy and the National Standard for ELC Providers.

If a funded provider nursery does not comply with these procurement and legislative requirements, they may lose their contracted partnership with us and not be able to offer 1140 entitlement to children.

This means funded providers listed below may change:

Johnstone, Howwood and Lochwinnoch

• Auchenlodment Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Lochwinnoch Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Mid Gavin Nursery
• Sharon's Tiny Tots Childminding
• Spateston Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Stepping Stones Nursery
• St Margaret's Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)

Erskine, Bishopton, Inchinnan and Langbank

• Bright Starts Nursery
• Cairellot Nursery Ltd
• Carli's Kindergarten Ltd
• Carole McLauchlan
• Catherine Whyte
• Dargavel Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Erskine Community Nursery - Bargarran
• Erskine Community Nursery - St Anne's
• Inchinnan Community Nursery
• Karen Finnie
• Kelly Rix
• Little Pandas
• St Anne's Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• St John Bosco Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Thrive Childcare and Education Happitots Erskine

Renfrew

• 3 Bears Nursery - Renfrew
• Catherine Young
• Cee Cee's Childcare (Claire Crawford)
• Glendee Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• In Safe Hands
• Karen Chalmers
• Kerry Goudie
• Kirklandneuk Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Little Flowers Nursery
• Little Stars Hillington
• Little Rabbit (Malgorzata Kowalik)
• Moorpark Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Puddle Lane

Houston, Bridge of Weir, Brookfield and Kilbarchan

• Abbey Nursery Houston
• Bridge of Weir Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Gryffe Manor Nursery
• Houston Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Kilbarchan Community Nursery
• Rivendale Nursery

Linwood

• Carli's Kindergarten Ltd
• East Fulton Early Learning & Childcare Class (council-run)
• Elaine Parkhill Childminding
• Linwood Community Childcare
• Our Lady of Peace Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)

Foxbar, Glenburn, Brediland and Meikleriggs

• Bushes Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Carriagehill Nursery Green Road
• Foxlea Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Glenburn Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Glenfield Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Heriot Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• St Peter's Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)

Paisley West 1: Elderslie, Baronscroft, Castlehead and Westend

• Abbey Nursery
• Hugh Smiley Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Maxwellton Park Nursery and OSC
• St Mary's Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Wallace Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• West Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)

Paisley West 2: Ferguslie, Shortroods and Phoenix Park

• Douglas Street Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Ferguslie Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Glencoats Lodge Nursery
• Happitots Nursery - Glasgow Airport
• Hillview Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Mossvale Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Rainbow Nursery - Paisley

Paisley Central 1: Charleston, Hawkhead, Hunterhill, Lochfield, Paisley South and Todholm

• Carriagehill Drive Nursery
• Lochfield Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• Jennyswell Nursery
• Nursery Times
• Orchard Grove Nursery
• Paisley Early Learning and Childcare Centre (council-run)
• St Charles' Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Todholm Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)

Paisley Central 2: Gallowhill, Paisley North, Ralston and Seedhill

• Abbeymill Childcare Ltd
• Gallowhill Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Leaps and Bounds Nursery
• Little Learners
• Ralston Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• St Catherine's Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run)
• Williamsburgh Early Learning and Childcare Class (council-run).

More information

Find out more about:  

• Renfrewshire Council nurseries
• council-approved private and voluntary nurseries and childminders.

This guide explains what admissions panels are and which nurseries and childminders are covered by each admissions panel area in Renfrewshire.