Source · Care Inspectorate

Wee Bees

Type Child Minding Location Penicuik Last graded 29 Jul 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
4

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: 30 June 2026
Recommendation 1

1. The childminder should develop a more structured approach to self-evaluation and quality assurance, using the Quality Improvement Framework to identify strengths and areas for improvement. This is to ensure 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).

Recommendation 2

1. To further support children's safety, wellbeing and comfort, the childminder should reduce and ultimately discontinue the routine use of car journeys and buggies as sleep environments, ensuring children are provided with appropriate sleep spaces that reflect current safer sleep guidance. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My environment is secure and safe' (HSCS 5.17)

Conditions of registration

As published by the Care Inspectorate

The care service may be provided to a maximum of 6 children at any one time up to 16 years of age of whom no more than 3 are not yet attending primary school and of whom no more than 1 is under 12 months. Numbers include the children of the childminder's family/household.

From 20 August 2026 to 29 June 2027 at the times stated below only (or before if a preschool child leaves the service) the care service may be provided to a maximum of 6 children at any one time up to 16 years of age of whom no more than 4 are not yet attending primary school and of whom no more than 1 is under 12 months. Numbers include the children of the childminder's family/household. School term times Tuesday & Thursday - 08:00 to 09:00
This condition refers to the variation application submitted 2 July 2026 only.

Minded children can only be cared for by persons named on the registration certificate.

Overnight care will not be provided.

Registry facts

Service no: CS2024000259
Provider no: SP2023001418
Ownership: Private
Registered places: 6
Registered: 23 July 2024
Council area: Midlothian
Health board: Lothian
Integration authority: Midlothian
Risk band: MEDIUM