Hillside Tots
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 26 September 2025, the provider must ensure children receive care in a safe environment. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure hazardous materials are kept out of reach of children b) ensure the hot tub is kept locked at all times c) include how risks to children will be managed within risk assessments. This is in order to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standard 5.19 which states that "My environment is secure and safe." (HSCS 5.19). It is also necessary to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) (Welfare of Users) and Regulation 10(2)(b) (Fitness of premises) of the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011/210.
1. To support children’s wellbeing and development, the provider should review personal plans to ensure they set out how their individual needs will be met, as well as their wishes and choices. This should include, but not be limited to, ensuring that personal plans are regularly reviewed with children and parents to ensure that information is up to date, to reflect children's current needs, wishes and choices. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states 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).
2. To support children's play and learning, the provider should review the amount and accessibility of play materials. This should include, but is not limited to, more open-ended materials, books, and arts and crafts. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states 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).
1. To support positive outcomes for children and families, the childminder should develop approaches to self-evaluation to support them to reflect and evaluate the quality of the service. In doing so, they could consider how the opinions of children and families can help influence change, building on the communication and engagement already in place. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state: “I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes” (HSCS 4.19)