Gingerbread - Lorne
Lorne After School Club, Lorne Street Primary School, Lorne Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8QSCare Inspectorate grades
What the official inspectors found, in plain words.
What the Care Inspectorate says
Graded Adequate
Strengths only just outweigh weaknesses. Ask the setting what it is improving. This is its lowest grade across the four areas inspectors look at.
- Care, play and learning3 · Adequate
- Setting3 · Adequate
- Staff team4 · Good
- Leadership3 · Adequate
- Grades published July 2025Read the report for what inspectors saw
- Room for 41 childrenA mid-sized setting
- School age childcareAsk the nursery about its hours
More official details
- Type of service
- Day Care of Children · School age childcare
- Run by
- Gingerbread Edinburgh and Lothian Project Limited · Voluntary or Not for Profit
- Registered
- 01/04/2002
- Local council
- City of Edinburgh
- Care Inspectorate number
- CS2003011995
About Gingerbread - Lorne
Get a feel for the place before you visit.
An out-of-school care service in Edinburgh, graded Adequate by the Care Inspectorate in June 2025. Registered for 41 places and run by Gingerbread Edinburgh and Lothian Project Limited.
Picture an ordinary, lovely day.
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Hours & visiting
Opening times, and the questions worth asking when you go.
Opening hours
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Hours to confirm. Confirm holidays, closures and current availability.
Good questions to bring
- Places & sessionsWhich days and sessions are free for your child's age?
- Food & daily routinesMeals, allergies, naps and how the team keep you in the loop.
- Inspection & registrationRead the latest Care Inspectorate report and ask what's changed since.
Fees & funding
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Funding & help with costs
What you can claim depends on your child's age and your circumstances. Check the official guidance, then ask the team:
- Which funded sessions can you book?
- What costs sit outside a funded place?
- Do you work term-time or year-round?
Location
Lorne After School Club, Lorne Street Primary School, Lorne Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8QS
Gingerbread - Lorne
Lorne After School Club, Lorne Street Primary School, Lorne Street, Edinburgh
EH6 8QS
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