Care Inspectorate

Services

• Adopting a child in Scotland

  Information about adopting a child in Scotland including who can adopt, how to adopt and adoption leave and pay.

• Becoming a foster carer

  Information on becoming a foster parent.

• Care equipment and adapting your home

  Technology that helps you live safely and independently in your own home.

• Care homes

  Get help finding a place in a care home.

• Complain about early learning and childcare

  How to complain about your early learning and childcare provider.

• Help paying for childcare

  Help you can get with paying for registered childcare. Includes funded early learning and childcare and Tax-Free Childcare.

• Personal and nursing care

  Personal and nursing care may be an option if you need support to live comfortably and safely at home.

• Read care service inspection reports

  Find Care Inspectorate reports on care services to make sure they're meeting standards.

• Register a care service

  You must register with the Care Inspectorate if you want to run a care service or become a childminder.