Appendix 2 - Summary of Care Inspectorate Day Care of Children Inspection
Perth and Kinross Council · 29 August 2022
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Appendix 2 Summary of Care Inspectorate Day Care of Children Inspections National and Comparator Authority Benchmarking 2017/18 to date (Comparator and National Data as of 30 May 2022) Overall, most ELC settings perform well. PKC perform consistently better than comparator authorities, and at national level when inspected by Care Inspectorate for the ‘Quality of Care and Support’. Almost all inspections show that settings are strong in ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion. Most inspections are good or better for the ‘Quality of Environment ‘and ‘Quality of Staffing’.
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The ‘Quality of Environment’ had fallen slightly below our comparators and at national level and as a result there was a renewed focus on staff learning and development regarding quality environments and this has had a positive impact on performance. Due to the rapid increase of staff to meet the demands of the expansion of ELC, a number of initiatives are now in place to improve quality, for example, a new induction programme for staff. The majority of inspections are good or better for the ‘Quality of Management and Leadership’. A new ELC leadership programme has been offered over the last two years to address this and we are now above our comparator authorities and at national level. Overall, whilst most ELC settings perform well, analysis indicates that improvements were required in some settings in three areas: ‘Quality of Environment’, ‘Quality of Staffing’ and ‘Quality of Management and Leadership’. The Early Years Team are currently working with a number of settings to take forward action plans to address the outcomes of these inspections. Where evaluations are satisfactory or weak, a ‘team around the setting’ approach is taken in order to secure improvements. Currently, action plans are in for 4 settings which are supported by relevant officers. These are regularly monitored and reviewed with a final report on improvements being presented to parents. Inspections in Financial Year 2019/20 and Later *New inspections since the last Executive Sub-Committee of Lifelong Learning Committee Local Authority Service Name Inspection Date Quality of Care & Support Quality of Environment Quality of Staffing Quality of Management & Leadership Arngask Primary School 10/12/2019 Very Good Very Good - - Balbeggie Primary School 05/02/2020 Good - Good - Balhousie Primary School 27/08/2019 Very Good Good - - *Balhousie and North Muirton ELC 04/03/2022 Excellent Very Good Very Good Very Good Blair Atholl Primary School 16/09/2019 Very Good Very Good - - Braco Primary School 30/10/2019 Very Good - - Good Breadalbane Academy 29/10/2019 Good Good - - City of Perth Early Childhood Centre 11/11/2019 Adequate Good Adequate Adequate Dunbarney Primary School 11/02/2020 Good Good - - Fossoway Primary School 05/06/2019 Very Good Very Good - - Goodlyburn Primary School 02/05/2019 Good - - Good Guildtown Primary School Nursery 22/11/2021 Very Good Very Good Very Good Good Kinnoull Kids Club 19/12/2019 Good - - Good
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Service Name Inspection Date Quality of Care & Support Quality of Environment Quality of Staffing Quality of Management & Leadership Kinross Primary School 25/11/2019 Very Good Very Good - - *Luncarty Nursery Class and Wrap Around Care 28/02/2022 Good Good Good Adequate Letham Kids Club 14/05/2019 Good - - Good Letham Primary School 04/03/2020 Very Good Good Very Good Very Good *Milnathort Primary School 27/04/2022 Very Good Very Good Very Good Good Moncreiffe Primary School 21/01/2020 Good Good - - Newhill Primary School Nursery 10/03/2020 Very Good Very Good Good Good North Muirton Kids Club 01/05/2019 Very Good - - Good North Muirton Primary School 24/03/2020 Good Good Adequate Adequate Oakbank Primary School 20/11/2019 Very Good - - Very Good Pitlochry High School 31/01/2020 Very Good - Very Good - Rattray Primary School 09/12/2019 - - - - Rattray Primary School 24/06/2019 Good Good Good Weak Robert Douglas Memorial Primary School 24/02/2020 Very Good - - Very Good Stanley Primary School 06/09/2019 Good Good - - *St. Ninians Episcopal Primary School Nursery 09/11/2021 Very Good Good Very Good Good
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Partner Providers Service Name Inspection Date Quality of Care & Support Quality of Environment Quality of Staffing Quality of Management & Leadership Apple Tree Nursery 23/07/2019 Good Good - - Busy Bees Nursery 22/11/2021 Very Good Good Very Good Good Cheeky Monkeys 05/04/2019 Very Good - Very Good - Cornerstones Nursery 30/07/2019 Adequate Good Good Adequate Craigie Park Nursery# 17/04/2019 Good Adequate Good Adequate Dunning Stepping Stones# 24/02/2020 Very Good - - Very Good Fair City Munchkins 06/03/2020 Very Good - Very Good - Four Seasons Nursery# 30/08/2019 Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Honeypot Children's Nursery - Luncarty 17/02/2020 Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Humpty Dumpty Community Nursery - Scone 12/09/2019 Very Good - - Very Good Lauriston Nursery 17/09/2021 Good Good Good Adequate Little Scallywags Nursery 11/09/2021 Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Little Steps Childcare 08/08/2019 Good Very Good Good Adequate Muirton Community Nursery 04/09/2019 Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Netherton Montessori Nursery 31/01/2019 Very Good Very Good - - Paint Pots Nursery** 11/02/2020 Very Good Good - - Perth College Nursery 05/10/2021 Very Good Good Very Good Good Rosemount Nursery School Ltd 16/08/2019 Good Good Good Adequate Swansacre Playgroup 27/08/2021 Good Very Good Good Very Good The Red Squirrel Children's Nursery 20/06/2019 Very Good - - Very Good The Wendy House 24/09/2019 Very Good - Very Good - Thrive Childcare and Education Corner House Perth 03/06/2021 Weak Weak Weak Weak Village Kids Club 07/05/2019 Good Good - - # - Setting now closed. ** - Paint Pots Nursery now operating as Thrive Childcare and Education.
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Current Position The chart shown is an illustration of the individual results of inspections over a five-year period. Some settings will be inspected more than once during this period, and some Quality Indicators are not covered in every inspection. The accumulated result of all these inspections is the position of all Early Learning and Childcare services in Perth & Kinross. This chart summarises the proportion of settings that have a good or better rating, based on the latest inspection for each indicator, and therefore reflects the current gradings of Early Learning and Childcare services in PKC.