Gingerbread Tollcross ASC
Recorded Key Question grade range: 2–3 — Weak View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Enforcement
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 5 September 2025, the provider must ensure children's emotional wellbeing needs are recognised and supported by skilled and knowledgeable staff. To do this the provider must, at a minimum: a) Ensure there are suitably skilled and knowledgeable individuals in place to recognise children's emotional needs and respond to these in supportive and consistent ways. b) Ensure staff are supported to developed their skills in trauma informed practice and supporting children's wellbeing and needs. This is in order to comply with section 7(1)(a) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice (HSCS, 4.11).
2. By 5 September 2025, the provider must improve the snack time experience to ensure children have safe eating experiences where they are nurtured, hydrated and well nourished. To do this the provider must, at a minimum: a) Ensure staff promote children's hydration during snack times and throughout the sessions. b) Provide sufficiently balanced and healthy snack options based on good practice guidelines . This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: I can choose suitably presented and healthy meals and snacks, including fresh fruit and vegetables, and participate in menu planning (HSCS, 1.33) and 'I can enjoy unhurried snack and meal times in as relaxed an atmosphere as possible (HSCS, 1.35). To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) Ensure staff effectively supervise children as they move between indoors and outside. b) Ensure external exits are secured and internal exits are managed safely. c) Ensure staff take action to address risks as they arise and work in partnership with external professionals to ensure steps are taken to keep children safe. d) Ensure risk assessments are implemented which set out clear mitigations for staff to follow. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1) (a) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My environme
1. To improve the quality of the service, the provider should ensure the manager and staff team develop quality assurance systems that monitor the quality of the service and address gaps in the provision and care provided to children. 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).
2. To ensure children experience a well-led service, the provider should ensure effective leadership arrangements are in place at all times. This would include but not be limited to, ensuring leaders, including those covering in the service are skilled in supporting staff and have appropriate knowledge of the service to provide effective leadership. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I use a service and organisation that are well led and managed' (HSCS, 4.23).
1. To support children's comfort and wellbeing needs, the provider, manager and staff should ensure the environment is well-maintained, welcoming and comfortable. 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 well maintained premises, furnishings and equipment' (HSCS, 5.24) and 'If I experience care and support in a group, I experience a homely environment and can use a comfortable area with soft furnishings to relax' (HSCS, 5.6).
Conditions of registration
To provide a care service to a maximum of 42 children who attend primary school at any one time.
Adult:child ratios will be a minimum of:
3 years and over 1:8 if the children attend more than 4 hours per day or
1:10 if the children attend for less than 4 hours per day
If all children are over 8 years old and over 1:10