Nursery World - Pre-school-only settings face fewer inspections

Childcare providers catering for pre-school children will be inspected every two years, in changes to inspection regulations in Scotland. From this month the Care Commission will stop annual inspections for providers who only care for three- to-five-year-olds.

From this month the Care Commission will stop annual inspections for providers who only care for three- to-five-year-olds.

Childminders and nurseries caring for children from nought to five will continue to be inspected every year.

The Care Commission said the changes would make it easier to target resources at nurseries that need the most improvement.

Ronnie Hill, director of children's services regulation, said he envisaged around 60 to 65 per cent of services would continue to be inspected annually.

This accounts for 50 per cent of services due inspections in the regulatory year plus an additional element for services not performing satisfactorily.

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