Source · Care Inspectorate

Wardie After School Club

Provider Wardie After School Club Type Day Care of Children Location Edinburgh Last graded 17 Mar 2026

Recorded Key Question grade range: 2–4 — Weak  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
—
Care and support planning
3
Setting
4
Staff team
—
Leadership
2
Care, play and learning
4

Requirements & recommendations

1 requirement · 1 recommendation

Verbatim text from the Care Inspectorate datastore. Requirements cite a specific regulation and deadline; recommendations are good-practice guidance against the Health and Social Care Standards.

Visit: 26 January 2026
Requirement 1

1. By 27 March 2026, the provider must ensure children are protected through the safe and effective management of staff recruitment and professional registrations. To do this the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure recruitment procedures are aligned with good practice guidance, 'Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment' (Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), September 2023) b) revisit current staff information and ensure all staff have been recruited in line with safe recruitment processes, including, requesting accurate and appropriate references relating to a person’s suitability to work in a specified role c) ensure all staff appropriately gain and maintain their professional registration with a relevant professional body d) develop and implement effective quality assurance processes to support and monitor the professional registrations of staff. This is to comply with section 7(1)(a) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotl

· Deadline: 27 March 2026
Recommendation 1

1. Security measures should be reviewed to ensure that children are safe in the service. This should include, but is not limited to developing risk assessments and practice which will ensure that: members of the public cannot access the service unannounced children cannot leave the service unsupervised staff know where children are 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 environment is secure and safe' (HSCS 5.19); and 'I am protected from harm, neglect, abuse, bullying and exploitation by people who have a clear understanding of their responsibilities' (HSCS 3.20).

Registry facts

Service no: CS2003012007
Provider no: SP2003002909
Ownership: Voluntary or Not for Profit
Registered places: 50
Registered: 1 April 2002
Council area: City of Edinburgh
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: Edinburgh
Risk band: MEDIUM