This section aims to help parents, carers and teachers to better understand the inspection of a pre-school centre or nursery class.

There are several sections below that you can read through.

Being ready for inspection
Guidance on Linkage between HMIE Quality Indicators and Care Commission Quality Themes and Statements
Briefing for parents: this page opens in a new window and aims to help parents to understand the inspection of a pre-school centre.
Briefing note for headteachers/heads of pre-school centres: this page opens in a new window and aims to help staff to understand the inspection process of a pre-school centre.
Briefing note for staff in pre-schools: this page opens in a new window and aims to help staff to understand the inspection process of a pre-school centre.
Safeguarding/child protection pro forma: this page opens in a new window and is used by establishments to record safeguarding issues.
Advice on issuing pre-inspection questionnaires for headteachers.
Sample pre-inspection questionnaire for parents
Sample pre-inspection questionnaire for staff working with children.
Sample pre-inspection questionnaire for parents (Gaelic)
Sample pre-inspection questionnaire for parents (Polish)

Sample post-inspection questionnaire for headteachers/heads of pre-school centres

Sample post-inspection questionnaire for parents.
Sample post-inspection questionnaire for staff working with children.
Pre-school reports: this link takes you to the pre-school inspection reports page.
Improving Scottish Education: this link navigates you directly to the pre-school section of the Improving Scottish Education report.
The Child at the Centre: provides all sectors in pre-school education and the early stages of primary schooling with the tools to support self-evaluation and improvement.

If you are looking for some information regarding pre-school inspections which is not listed on the sections above, please do not hesitate to contact HMIE on the 'Contact Us' section on your left.