Tender Loving Childcare Centre Ltd
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. The manager should review staff health and wellbeing service policies and procedures and continue with regular staff appraisals to enhance wellbeing and drive high quality childcare. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: I use a service and organisation that are well led and managed. (HSCS 4.23).
1. By 28 February 2026, children must be cared for in a well-maintained, fire safe environment. Maintenance of the building/outdoor areas and fire safety should be carried out to ensure that children experience a high-quality environment, and staff have the training, knowledge, and understanding needed to support this. The provider must, at a minimum, ensure: a) A regular programme of maintenance is carried out throughout the nursery and outdoor areas b) Fire safety maintenance is carried out as required and steps are taken to ensure the safety of children and staff in the case of fire or any other emergency, including an emergency evacuation plan c) Staff should complete fire safety training 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
1. By 28 February 2026, in order to improve outcomes for children and positively impact on outcomes for staff, the provider should develop and improve management oversight across all areas of the service. 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 organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes’ (HSCS 4.19).
1. To support children to achieve their full potential the provider should ensure that high quality resources are available for all children to enhance learning through play. This should include but not be limited to authentic, open ended and loose parts materials to support staff to provide quality provocations and experiences and explorative and sensory resources for younger children to help children understand, learn and develop. 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).
Conditions of registration
To provide a care service to a maximum of 85 children at any one time aged not yet attending primary school
of those 85 no more than 25 are aged under 2 years; no more than 20 are aged 2 years to under 3 years; no more than 40 are aged 3 to not yet attending primary school.
Of those aged under 2 years 5 will be cared for in baby room 1 and 11 will be cared for in baby room 2 and 9 will be cared for in baby room 3.