Source · Care Inspectorate

Ness Castle Nursery

Provider Highland Council Type Day Care of Children Location INVERNESS Last graded 23 Jan 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
Setting
4
Staff team
3
Leadership
3
Care, play and learning
3

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 2 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: 11 December 2025
Recommendation 1

1. To promote children’s wellbeing and ensure medication is safely managed, the provider should implement robust medication audit processes. This is in order to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards, which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19).

Recommendation 2

1. To promote children’s wellbeing and emotional security, the provider should ensure staff have clear, practical guidance within personal plans to deliver continuity and consistency in care. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Care Inspectorate document 'Guide for providers on personal planning'. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My personal plan (sometimes referred to as a care 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).

Registry facts

Service no: CS2022000241
Provider no: SP2003001693
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered places: 110
Registered: 15 August 2022
Council area: Highland
Health board: Highland
Integration authority: Highland
Risk band: MEDIUM