Wonder Weans Playcare
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–5 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 30 August 2026, the provider must ensure that children are protected through the safe and effective management of staff recruitment. To do this the provider must, at a minimum: a) Ensure recruitment procedures are aligned with good practice guidance, 'Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment,' (Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), September 2023). b) Ensure pre employment checks are completed in full before any individual is appointed to a role within the service, including requesting accurate and appropriate references relating to a person’s suitability to work in a specified role. This is 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 states that: 'I am confident that people who support and care for me have been appropriately an safely recrui
1. To support children's overall health, wellbeing and development, the provider should ensure that systems for quality assurance are well-organised, timely and capable of driving sustained improvement. This includes but is not limited to, developing clear processes for monitoring and reviewing key information related to children's care and wellbeing. This includes areas such as personal plans, medication systems, risk assessments and policy updates. 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 organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes (HSCS 4.19).
1. To support children's overall health, wellbeing and development, and to strengthen infection prevention and control, the provider should follow best practice guidance around safe mealtimes. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring children regularly wash their hands during the session, particularly before and after eating and after outdoor play, and having a dedicated area for snack where children can sit to eat. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I can enjoy unhurried snack and meal times in as relaxed an atmosphere as possible (HSCS 1.35), and ' I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice (HSCS 4.11).
2. To support children's wellbeing, play and learning, the service should reflect with families on what matters for each child and ensure personal plans are meaningful, working documents. Personal plans should capture details around children's needs, interests, dislikes and wishes as well as any strategies of support. Personal plans should be reviewed every six months, or earlier as and when things change. This will allow the service to reflect and plan for the changing needs of children over time. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which state that: "My personal 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).