Jimmy Dunnachie F L C
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 12 September 2025, the provider must ensure that children are safe and protected from harm. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure all management and staff with lead safeguarding responsibilities have a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities to keep children safe and secure from harm. b) ensure management and staff with lead safeguarding responsibilities are competent in reviewing chronologies and child protection records to assess the level of risk to children and any concerns identified are reported to the relevant authorities timeously. This is in order to comply with Regulation (4) (1a) 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 states that: ‘I am protected from harm, neglect, abuse1. By 12 September 2025, the provider must ensure that children are safe and protected from harm. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure staff are deployed appropriately to manage and respond to risks. b) robust risk assessments are taking place and action is taken to mitigate risks to children. This is to comply with Regulation (4) (1a) 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, which state that, 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes' (HSCS 3.14) and 'I experience high quality care and support because people have the necessary information and resources' (HSCS 4.27).
1. To support children's care, play and learning, management and staff should ensure individualised personal plans capture children's health and welfare needs, progression in learning and support children to reach their full potential. Management and staff should ensure meaningful strategies are identified and recorded to support children. Plans should be reviewed in partnership with parents and carers as a minimum every six months. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: 'My personal plan (sometimes referred to as a care plan) is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as well as my wishes and choices.' (HSCS 1.15).
1. To support children’s care, play and learning and ensure their safety and wellbeing the provider should review the deployment of staff to support the services current registration children must access the outdoor space at all times. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards, which state, 'I experience a service that is the right size for me' (HSCS 5.5) and 'I have enough physical space to meet my needs and wishes' (HSCS 5.20).
1. To support children's health and wellbeing, improvements should be made to the infection, prevention and control procedures. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards, which state: 'I experience an environment that is well looked after with clean, tidy and well maintained premises, furnishings and equipment' (HSCS 5.22).