Inspection

Good afternoon everyone ,

Yesterday we had an unannounced  inspection by the Care Inspectorate . I am unable to go into much detail until the report has been issued , but I can tell you that the day went  well , and we are very happy with the feedback given , and the grades awarded . I hope I shall  be able to give you more information on this next month.
Id like to thank all of you who returned questionnaires before the inspection , and  those who spoke to the inspector yesterday . Your comments and support are very much appreciated . We have also been randomly selected to give feedback on the inspection as part of the Care Inspectorate's quality assurance system  so those of you who did speak to the inspector yesterday , will have yet another questionnaire in your child's file -  please complete this and return  asap - thank you .

In particular , Id like to thank each and every member of staff at Craigton Lodge . The following is taken from our self evaluation submitted earlier this year(on display in each department) its under QS 3.3 which is about the quality of staffing :
'My staff work very hard in what are becoming increasingly demanding roles. They are always keen to extend their knowledge and update their skills and approach this with commitment and enthusiasm. Much of this training/CPD is done in their own time as staffing levels often do not allow time off work for this. I believe this demonstrates the utmost professionalism and dedication. I am very ,very proud of my staff- their commitment to the setting, the children in their care and their families never flags and they make the nursery a warm and welcoming place for all'
...........and I mean every word- Well done everyone :-)

So now we can really look forward to our Christmas celebrations next week . The Sunflowers concert is at 3pm on Wednesday 19th , and the party is 2-4pm on Thursday 20th . Don't forget that those children who would normally go home after lunch are welcome to stay until after both these exciting events .
Tickets are on sale for the Xmas raffle which will be drawn on Wednesday after the concert . Please get these now ....don't leave it til you come on Wednesday as last minute preparations will be under way- thank you (still accepting donation for this too!)

And a final reminder that we will be closing at 6pm Friday 21st December and re-open 8am Thursday 3rd January 2013 .