Ben Wyvis ELC receives positive Care Inspectorate Inspection report
The Highland Council welcomes the positive Care Inspectorate Inspection report following a recent unannounced inspection visit to Ben Wyvis Early Learning Centre (ELC), Conon Bridge, Dingwall.
Following the inspection, Ben Wyvis ELC received the following:
- How good is our care, play and learning? - 5 Very Good
- How good is our setting? - 5 Very Good
- How good is our leadership? - 5 Very Good
- How good is our staff team - 5 Very Good
Education Committee Chair, Cllr John Finlayson said: “The recent unannounced inspection at Ben Wyvis ELC, Conon Bridge, Dingwall from the Care Inspectorate received a very positive report, reflecting the professionalism, dedication and commitment of the caring staff at the setting to create an inclusive, safe and nurturing ethos for all pupils attending.
“The report found significant strengths in aspects of the care provided and how these supported positive outcomes for children, the child centred approach by all staff, with supportive and highly skilled leadership and robust quality assurance processes that enable the ELC to deliver high quality care and support tailored to meet children's and families' needs.
“I’d like to congratulate the staff at Ben Wyvis ELC for their continued dedication and very good inspection report.”
Key messages from the report:
- Children's overall wellbeing was supported through effective use of personal planning enabling staff to provide high quality care.
- Snack and mealtimes were calm, sociable, enjoyable experiences for children, where staff consistently sat eating with children, which promoted positive relationships and learning from discussions.
- Children experienced a very good balance of high quality planned and spontaneous play and learning experiences which were interesting, fun and stimulating.
- Children's health and wellbeing benefitted from well-established and effective infection prevention and control routines.
- The approach to staff deployment was outcome focused which meant that staff were meeting the needs of children through effective individualised support and supervision.