Westerhouse Nursery School and Family Learning Centre

1. By 22 October 2026, 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, abuse, bullying and exploitation by people who have a clear under