Highland Council welcomes ‘very good’ surprise inspection by the Care Inspectorate at Ben Wyvis Early Learning Centre in Conon Bridge
A glowing inspection for a Ross-shire nursery has been welcomed by Highland Council.
Ben Wyvis Early Learning and Childcare, based in Conon Bridge at Ben Wyvis Primary School, scored “very good” ratings across the board when the Care Inspectorate carried out its most recent visit.
The scoring is rated out of six, with the nursery receiving five out of six for its care, play and learning; its setting; its leadership; and how good its staff team is.
The council’s education committee chairman, Cllr John Finlayson, said: “The recent unannounced inspection… 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.”
Among the inspectors’ findings were that children's overall wellbeing was supported through effective use of personal planning enabling staff to provide high quality care.
Snack and mealtimes were described as being “calm, sociable, enjoyable experiences for children, where staff consistently sat eating with children, which promoted positive relationships and learning from discussions”.
They added that the 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.
And the approach to staff deployment was “outcome focused”, which meant that staff were meeting the needs of children through “effective individualised support and supervision”.
