Source · Care Inspectorate

The Bees Knees Nursery

Provider The Bees Knees Playgroup Ltd Type Day Care of Children Location Currie Last graded 23 Jun 2026

Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
—
Care and support planning
4
Setting
4
Staff team
—
Leadership
3
Care, play and learning
3

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 1 recommendation

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: 30 April 2025
Recommendation 1 Not met

1. To support children's play and learning and enable them to achieve their full potential, management and staff should: Review and further develop their planning approaches to create a more balance child centred, intentional and responsive plan to learning experiences. Ensure appropriate levels of challenge and depth in play and learning that supports children's curiosity and creativity and enables them to lead on their 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 to my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity". (HSCS 2.27) and "My care and support meets my needs and is right for me." (HSCS 1.19) 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).

Conditions of registration

As published by the Care Inspectorate

Number(s) and Age(s) of person(s) to whom service may be provided:

1. To provide a care service to a maximum of 19 children aged from birth to entry to primary school age.

Registry facts

Service no: CS2015336137
Provider no: SP2015012460
Ownership: Private
Registered places: 19
Registered: 12 August 2015
Council area: City of Edinburgh
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: Edinburgh
Risk band: HIGH

Complaints upheld

2024/25: 1
2025/26: 1