Revised guidance for children and young people's residential services
Following feedback from the wider registered services’ sector, and the implementation of sections of the Children (Care and Justice)(Scotland) Act 2024, we have revised both our Matching and Admissions Guidance and the Protocol for use of the emergency bedroom in secure accommodation services. The aim is to further support services in making robust and responsive assessments on the children and young people they can safely care for.
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The importance of visiting over the festive season
The Care Inspectorate sends our best wishes to all those working in services across the country over the festive season and our sincere thanks for your continuing commitment during this time.
We know this is an extremely busy time for care homes and want to remind services of the importance of visiting throughout this festive period.
Meaningful contact with families and friends is fundamental to health and wellbeing, and is a key part of our human rights.
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The importance of visiting over winter and the festive season
The Care Inspectorate sends our best wishes to all those working in services across the country over the festive season and our sincere thanks for your continuing commitment during this time.
We know this is an extremely busy time for care homes and want to remind services of the importance of visiting throughout this festive period.
Meaningful contact with families and friends is fundamental to health and wellbeing, and is a key part of our human rights.
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Preventing scalding episodes in childcare guidance
A new guidance document has been published to help childcare providers prevent and manage scalding episodes.
The Care Inspectorate published the guidance in response to a small number of incidents where children were scalded in childcare settings.
The document provides essential information on:
- Understanding why young children are particularly vulnerable to scalding accidents.
- Implementing safe food handling and serving procedures.
- Knowing how to react quickly and effectively in a scalding emergency.
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Quality Improvement Framework for the early learning and childcare sectors
Joint statement from the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland on early learning and childcare inspections and our progress towards the delivery of the new Quality Improvement Framework for the early learning and childcare sectors
Both the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland HM Inspectors would like to thank everyone who attended one of our engagement sessions during November. We are delighted that so many of you took the time to come along and hear about the new framework. More than 2,500 of you attended these sessions and your engagement and feedback has been hugely valued. It is really important to have your support with this work as we move towards the framework’s publication on 14 January 2025.
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