Bearsden Before and After School Service
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Enforcement
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 30 September 2025, the provider must ensure children experience high quality facilities that support children to play and rest in an environment that is safe, secure and is well maintained. The provider and manager must, at a minimum; a) Review the entry and exits within the building to ensure they are always safe and secure. b) Implement robust risk assessments to support a safe environment for children when accessing the out of school care facilities. This is to comply with Regulation 10 (2)(a)(d) (fitness of premises) of the Social care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI2011/210). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which state that: 'I experience an environment that is well looked after with clean, tidy and well- maintained premises, furnishings and equipment’ (HSCS 5.22). ‘My environment is secure and safe’ (HSCS 5.17).
1. To support children's play and learning, management and staff should look at creating an environment that inspires children's imagination, curiosity and creativity. Management and staff, in partnership with children, should review and improve the resources available to ensure they are developmentally appropriate and present the appropriate level of challenge for children of all ages. 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 2.27).
Conditions of registration
To provide a care service to a maximum of 40 children of primary school age am and 45 children of primary school age pm.
The service will operate between the hours of 7.30am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm weekdays school terms only with the exception of August to October when children attending primary 1 can be accommodated from 12pm.
Adult: child ratios will be a minimum of:
1:8 if the children attend more than 4 hours per day
1:10 if the children attend for less than 4 hours per day
If all children are over 8 years old and over 1:10.
During the times of operation the service will have use of the following areas of the premises: Gym Hall Music Room Adult and Child Toilets and Playground.