This updated guidance offers a practical guide on aspects of nappy changing while balancing the need to reduce the risk of infection for children, staff and anyone accessing the setting

Nappy changing must also be supported by staff who understand and implement current infection prevention and control good practice. This can be demonstrated by staff understanding the importance of good hand hygiene, effective cleaning of equipment and the environment to reduce the risks of transmitting any infection to children, staff and anyone accessing the setting.

All providers are expected to follow the Health protection in children and young people settings, including education (March 2024).

Read the guidance on the Public Health Scotland website

Many thanks to all managers and practitioners for your hard work and dedication over the last year. We hope you will all have an opportunity to take some time to relax over the summer.

Thank you to everyone who will be continuing to work in providing a valuable service for Highland’s children and families over the summer.

Wishing you all a very happy summer!

It was very encouraging to have so many practitioners and managers attend the live online training sessions offered this term. Recordings of all the sessions are now available on the blog using the links below. These should be considered for use on the in-service days in August if they link to any areas for improvement in your setting or if a refresher would be beneficial.

Tracking Learner Progress in ELC – https://elchighland.com/profiling-and-reporting/

Quality Observation in ELC – https://elchighland.com/observations-in-early-years/

Child-centred Planning in ELC – https://elchighland.com/responsive-and-intentional-planning/

Self-evaluation for Improvement in ELC – https://elchighland.com/self-evaluation-2/

Please note that the date for ELC Highland Induction Session 6 on Observations in ELC has changed and will now take place on Monday 22nd June, 7.00pm – 8.00pm.

Further details can be found on the CPD portal where you can also sign up for the session.

The Teams link for the session can be found on CPD and is the same as Induction Sessions 1-5.

The new Care Inspectorate Website recently launched and you can find a short introductory video explaining the features and navigation of the new site.

There is a link on the new site to provide feedback, and Care Inspectorate look forward to hearing your thoughts as they continue to enhance their digital presence. 

If you need help or if there is anything you are unable to find, please email the communications team at communicationsteam@careinspectorate.gov.scot.

Please note that the links to the previous Care Inspectorate Hub and website on the ELC Highland Blog are no longer working. These will be updated in due course but it would be helpful if you would inform jennie.drummond@highland.gov.uk of any links you find which are not working, specifying which page the link is on.