Edinburgh area schools/preschools.

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Might be moving from England to Edinburgh area after New Year (If DH gets a job he has a final interview for). Have a late summer 4yo DC currently in reception who will obviously not be in age for P1!

Are there any pre schools that are quite "schooly" as DC is loving school and would be horrible if at home, especially as I have DC2 age 10m...

Location not certain as yet but would assume west/southwest and suburban/ accessible rural rather than central given DH's job. Ideally commutable to central Edinburgh so I have a chance to go back to work too!

How do school/preschool admissions work - all I know is it is usually catchment based.

Private is very unlikely...

Any areas to avoid? Or just not bother looking at because you need to pay £500k for a tiny flat - we need off street parking due to DH's jobs - on call from home 1 in 4...

Thanks!

250K is a tight budget for 3 bedrooms in Edinburgh & surrounding areas.

Maybe have a look at Kirkliston, South Queensferry, Ratho, Winchburgh.

I would be careful with Kirkliston and Winchburgh. I’m sometimes stuck driving through Kirkliston during rush hour and since all the new builds have gone up, the traffic through the centre is at a standstill! The A89 and M8 is much much worse for commuting than they used to be, and I suspect all the new houses going up in Winchburgh will only exacerbate this.

I’d stick to the Kirknewton side- I drive into Edinburgh via the A70 and you don’t tend to hit rush hour traffic until you are approaching the bridge over the bypass. It’s quite a pleasant rush hour drive.