Law Primary School Nursery
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 04 August 2025, to ensure that children’s care and support needs are met, the provider must ensure staffing arrangements are effective to meet the needs of all children in the service. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) Assess the current staffing situation and develop a plan to ensure they have consistent staff with the appropriate skills, knowledge and expertise working in the setting. b) Professional development reviews should be undertaken to ensure staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities to ensure consistent and effective high-quality practice. 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 the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘My needs are met by the right number of people’ (HSCS 3.15).
1. By 04 August 2025, the provider must ensure children's health, welfare, and safety. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum ensure: That areas identified through the risk assessment process as posing a risk to children’s safety are addressed. This is to comply with Regulation 4 (1) (a) (Welfare of Users) 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 environment is safe and secure' (HSCS 5.17)
1. To support children's wellbeing, learning and development, the provider should ensure children's personal plans reflect their needs. This should include, but not be limited to, recording children's care and support needs and how these will be met in practice with effective support strategies. 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).
2. To support children to be meaningfully involved in leading their play and learning, the quality of play experiences should be improved. This should include developing the provision for language, literacy and numeracy and supporting staff to develop their skills in effective questioning. This will help children to extend their thinking and consolidate their learning. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable to my age and stage, which stimulates my natural curiosity, learning and creativity' (HSCS 2.27).
3. To help children to achieve their potential, the service should ensure that an effective cycle of high-quality observations supports and track children's individual learning and development needs. This should include identifying relevant next steps and ensuring they are measurable and achievable. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: 'I am supported to achieve my potential in education and employment if this is right for me' (HSCS 1.27).
1. To support children to be meaningfully involved and influence change in the service. The children's voice should be actively sought, recorded and responded to effectively. This would support children to be active participants in their learning and the development of the wider service. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable to my age and stage, which stimulates my natural curiosity, learning and creativity.' (HSCS 2.27.)
1. To further support children's interests, development and learning, the service should continue to develop the environment and play spaces. Staff should evaluate the spaces to ensure the resources on offer provide opportunities that spark curiosity and reflect children's current interests. This will ensure children engage in more purposeful play and learning. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable for my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity.' (HSCS 2.2)
Conditions of registration
To provide a care service to a maximum of 120 children from age 3 years to not yet attending 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.