Child Day Care Service at Sgoil Araich Bhaile a Mhanaich Rated “Very Good” by The Care Inspectorate

by Peter Urpeth, Local Democracy Reporter
A report by The Care Inspectorate on the quality of the services, staffing, and facilities at Sgoil Araich Bhaile a Mhanaich, Isle of Benbecula, has rated the child day care service as being “very good” across all areas of the service inspected.
The Care Inspectorate uses a six point scale to evaluate the quality of services, staffing and facilities it inspects, with 1 being ’unsatisfactory,’ while 6 is ‘excellent,’ and CI’s inspectors rated Sgoil Araich Bhaile a Mhanaich as being 5 – “very good.”
In late May, two inspectors carried out an unannounced inspection of the service, and in their report, published online last week, concluded that the setting of the service, “promoted strong partnership working with parents, who felt involved and included in their child’s care and the life of the setting.”
Interactions between staff and children were “nurturing, warm and caring.,” the inspectors state in their report, adding that the safety of children “was promoted as they accessed a safe and well-maintained environment and resources.”
Children “benefitted from a manager and staff team who were committed to the future development and continuous improvement of the service,” the report notes, and concludes that staff worked well together as a team, “to offer positive outcomes for children.”
The service is provided by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and is registered to provide early learning and childcare education to a maximum of fifty-six children aged from birth to those not yet attending primary school.
The day care of children service is provided in the purpose-built nursery area of the Bhaile a Mhanaich school on the island of Benbecula. The Sgoil Àraich provides both Gaelic immersion and English education. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

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