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Canal View Primary School Nursery Class

Provider City of Edinburgh Council Type Day Care of Children Location Edinburgh Last graded 27 Apr 2026

Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

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

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 3 recommendations

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: 23 March 2026
Recommendation 1

1. To ensure consistent high-quality outcomes in children's care, support and learning, the provider should ensure that review processes are regularly carried out and that self-evaluation systems identify issues and lead to measurable improvements. This includes, but is not limited to: ensuring regular auditing and reviewing of medication, accidents and incidents, infection prevention and control measures, and personal plans developing self evaluation approaches that identify clear next steps and measure impact ensuring appropriate notifications are submitted to the Care Inspectorate. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice' (HSCS 4.11); and ' I benefit from a culture o1. To ensure children continue to experience a safe, stimulating and challenging outdoor learning environment, the provider should review and strengthen outdoor supervision arrangements and the organisation of the outdoor space. This is to ensure 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 'People have time to support and care for me and to speak with me' (HSCS 3.16).

Recommendation 2

2. To ensure all children consistently experience rich and engaging indoor play and learning, the provider should review and enhance the quality, organisation and presentation of the indoor environment. This should include ensuring areas are refreshed during the day and using an audit approach to evaluate and improve indoor environments on an ongoing basis. This would further enhance opportunities for creativity, language development, problem solving and sustained engagement in play. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience an environment that is well looked after with clean, tidy and well maintained premises, furnishings and equipment' (HSCS 5.24).

Recommendation 3

1. To ensure all children experience calm, predictable and supportive transitions throughout the day, the provider should document, review and strengthen routines such as mealtimes, gather times, toothbrushing and the end of day experience. This would help to promote transitions that are paced and organised in ways that are supportive to all children and reduce waiting, noise and crowding. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'If I experience care and support in a group, the overall size and composition of that group is right for me' (HSCS 1.8); 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 cu

Registry facts

Service no: CS2007155611
Provider no: SP2003002576
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered places: 64
Registered: 20 August 2007
Council area: City of Edinburgh
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: Edinburgh
Risk band: MEDIUM