Cardenden Primary School Nursery
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Enforcement
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 31 March 2026, the provider must ensure children experience safe and good quality care by implementing robust quality assurance and self-evaluation systems that identify inconsistencies in practice and highlight areas for improvement. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) use feedback from children, families and partners to bring about positive change b) carry out regular monitoring of children’s experiences and staff practice c) implement positive changes quickly using suitable approaches to improvement d) include staff in reflecting on children’s outcomes and implementing key improvements. This is to comply with Regulation 3 (Principles) 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 “I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisati
1. To promote positive outcomes in children’s health, safety and wellbeing, the provider should support all staff to develop the necessary skills, knowledge and values required to fully meet children’s needs, rights and wishes. This should include, but is not limited to, improving staff understanding of good practice guidance and providing regular opportunities for professional dialogue that improve individual and team effectiveness. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states 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). This is to ensure staff skills and knowledge is consistent with the Scottish Government document, ‘Early learning and childcare: National Induction Resource.’
1. To promote positive progress in children’s learning and development, the provider should improve staff understanding of how to offer and support high-quality play and learning experiences. This should include, but is not limited to, promoting an appropriate balance between child-led, adult-led and playful experiences and providing a creative, challenging and enabling environment. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that “I get the most out of life because the people and organisation who support and care for me have an enabling attitude and believe in my potential” (HSCS 1.6) and “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 2.27). This is to ensure staff skills and knowledge are consistent with the Education Scotland documen1. To positively support children’s health, safety and wellbeing, the provider should improve children’s personal plans so they are tailored to individual strengths, needs and interests. This should include, but is not limited to, staff identifying and consistently recording appropriate strategies in children’s plans and ensuring all plans are achievable, adaptable and informed by meaningful discussion, observation and assessment. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that “I am fully involved in assessing my emotional, psychological, social and physical needs at an early stage, regularly and when my needs change” (HSCS 1.12) and “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). This is to ensure staff skills and knowledge is consistent with the Care Inspectorate document, ‘Guide for providers on personal2. To ensure children experience warm, consistent and responsive care that fosters positive wellbeing, the provider should ensure staff continually reflect on rights-based practice and adapt to children’s evolving needs and development in a trauma-informed way. This should include, but is not limited to, regularly assessing children’s individual needs during transitions and helping children to express their needs through their actions, emotions and words. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that “My human rights are protected and promoted and I experience no discrimination” (HSCS 1.2) and “My care and support meets my needs and is right for me” (HSCS 1.19). This is to ensure staff skills and knowledge is consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3. To keep children safe and protected from harm, the provider should self-evaluate, review and implement effective policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection. This should include, but is not limited to, providing specific guidance to staff, families, managers and partners on how to escalate concerns about staff practice and take account of relevant quality improvement frameworks and staff codes of practice. 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 understanding of their responsibilities” (HSCS 3.20) and “I am listened to and taken seriously if I have a concern about the protection and safety of myself or others, with appropriate assessments and referrals made” (HSCS 3.22). This is to ensure staff skills and knowledge is consistent with the Scottish Government document, ‘National Guidance for Child Prot
1. By 22 August 2025, the provider must ensure children’s health, safety and wellbeing is protected by staff understanding their role and responsibilities in delivering rights based, trauma-informed care for all children. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) improve staff understanding of rights-based, trauma informed care, and implement this in practice b) improve staff understanding of the use of physical intervention, and implement this in practice c) ensure all staff consistently offer children warm, kind and caring interactions. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a)(b)(c) (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 human rights are protected and promoted and I experience no discrimination” (HSCS 1.2) “I experience warmth, kindness and2. By 22 August 2025, the provider must keep children safe and healthy by ensuring staff respond appropriately to all accidents and incidents. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure children are well supported following accidents and incidents b) ensure staff record all accidents and incidents accurately and in a timely manner c) ensure staff inform families of any accidents and incidents involving their child in a timely manner, and sign to confirm they have been informed d) ensure leaders are informed of accidents and incidents in a timely manner so risk can be assessed and managed appropriately. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a)(b)(c) (Welfare of users) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210). This is to comply with Regulation 8(1)(a) (Training of staff) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent3. By 1 October 2025, the provider must ensure children are safe and accounted for at all times by providing developmentally appropriate play and learning experiences that keep them engaged. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure staff interact with children regularly in ways that support them to learn and develop b) ensure staff offer children appropriate support to develop emotional resilience in play c) ensure staff encourage children to be independent and develop skills for life. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a)(b) (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 “I am supported to be emotionally resilient, have a strong sense of my own identity and wellbeing, and ad1. By 22 August 2025, the provider must ensure that children’s health, safety and welfare is protected by effectively investigating serious incidents, complaints and concerns and responding appropriately. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure staff report and record incidents, complaints and concerns accurately and in a timely manner b) provide accurate information to relevant professionals and other agencies that helps them to assess risk c) communicate effectively with families about serious incidents and complaints and respond promptly to their concerns d) identify relevant areas for improvement resulting from incidents and complaints and act to address these e) ensure families feel confident to make complaints without negative consequences for them or their child f) ensure families know how to make a complaint and understand the complaints procedure. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a)(b) (Welfare of users) and 18(2)(3) (Complaints) of The So2. By 22 August 2025, the provider must protect children’s health, safety and welfare by ensuring staff working with children have the right skills and knowledge to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure staff have a satisfactory understanding of their roles and responsibilities, including their responsibility to report any concerns about staff practice b) closely monitor staff practice to ensure children are safe and protected from harm c) implement procedures that ensure poor practice is recognised and reported, that ways for staff to improve are proactively identified and that staff are supported to improve d) measure and evaluate the impact of any support offered to improve children’s experiences e) take swift action when improvements are not being made in a timely manner. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a)(b) (Welfare of users) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care3. By 22 August 2025, the provider must keep children safe and protected from harm by providing effective leadership in the nursery on a daily basis. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) implement leadership that provides adequate oversight of staff and children’s routines b) implement leadership that ensures key tasks are completed c) implement leadership that promotes effective teamwork between staff d) implement leadership that ensures all staff are respectful and courteous in their interactions with each other, children and families e) implement leadership that ensures children and families consistently experience a calm and positive atmosphere. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a)(b) (Welfare of users) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/2
Conditions of registration
Number(s) and Age(s) of person(s) to whom service may be provided:
1. The care service may be provided to a maximum of 74 children at any one time, age from 2 years to an age to attend primary school, of whom no more than 10 may be age 2-3 years.