Chatelherault Nursery School
Recorded Key Question grade range: 2–3 — Weak View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 17 October 2025, the provider must ensure children experience high quality facilities that support children to play outdoors in an environment that is safe and secure. To achieve this, the provider should ensure the gate to the driveway is kept closed. This is to comply with Regulation 10 (2)(a)(d) (fitness of premises) of the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI2011/210). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘My environment is secure and safe’ (HSCS 5.17).
1. To support the health and wellbeing of children, the manager and staff should ensure that medication is stored and administered safely. This is to ensure that medicine management practices are consistent with the Care Inspectorate guidance: 'Management of medication in daycare of children and childminding se rvices' (December 2024). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience high quality care and support because people have the necessary information and resources' (HSCS 4.27).
1. To support high quality outcomes for children and families, the service provider should develop and improve management oversight across all areas of the setting. This should include but is not limited to: a) Having a robust contingency plan in place to ensure children's needs are met. b) Ensuring that there is always appropriate and effective leadership of the service, to keep children safe and support their wellbeing c) Ensuring leaders are clear about their role and responsibility in relation to quality assurances. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes’ (HSCS 4.19).
1. To consistently support children, and meet their health and wellbeing needs , the provider should ensure staff are effectively deployed across the setting at all times. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My needs are met by the right number of people' (HSCS 3.15).
1. Children's health and safety should be supported within an environment where the risk of cross infection is minimised through good hygiene practices. This should include but not be limited to ensuring: a) Nappy changing facilities are provided separately from staff toilets b) All areas used by children are clean, hygienic and fit for purpose c) Staff support effective hand hygiene with children d) Staff are knowledgeable and competent about appropriate use of aprons and gloves. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I experience an environment that is well looked after with clean, tidy and well maintained premises, furnishings and equipment’ (HSCS 5.22).