👶 Childminder in Duns, Scottish Borders

About Childminders

A childminder provides registered childcare in their own home - looking after babies, toddlers and school-age children in a small, family-style setting.

Unlike nurseries, a childminder offers a home environment with smaller numbers, flexible hours and often a closer relationship with the children in their care - ideal for parents who want something more personal.

In Scotland, all childminders must be registered with the Care Inspectorate and their inspection reports are publicly available - always check these before making your decision.

About Duns

Duns is the county town of the former Berwickshire, a quiet market town set beneath Duns Law in the eastern Borders.

The Jim Clark Motorsport Museum, opened in 2019, celebrates the life of the two-time Formula One world champion who grew up on a farm near the town.

Duns has a traditional square, a good range of shops and services and Manderston House - one of the finest Edwardian country houses in Scotland - sits just outside town.

The town serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the rural Berwickshire area.

Duns is connected by the A6105 to Berwick-upon-Tweed and the East Coast Main Line, about 14 miles to the east.

About Scottish Borders

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The Scottish Borders is the largest council area in southern Scotland, stretching from the edge of Edinburgh and East Lothian in the north to the English border in the south.

It is a landscape of rolling hills, river valleys and market towns - the Tweed, Teviot, Ettrick and Yarrow rivers carve through countryside that has been fought over, farmed and written about for centuries.

Hawick and Galashiels are the largest towns, but the region's character is shaped by a string of smaller burghs - Kelso, Jedburgh, Peebles, Melrose and Selkirk - each with its own abbey ruins, common riding traditions, or rugby loyalties.

The Borders Railway, reopened in 2015, connects Tweedbank and Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley, bringing the northern Borders within commuting distance of the capital for the first time in decades.

The region is known for its textile heritage, its abbeys and an outdoor culture built around hill walking, fishing, mountain biking and rugby - a place where community identity runs deep and the landscape is never far away.