Linda Sherman

1. To help ensure that families and children remained central to the personal planning process, the childminder should establish a consistent system of review, a minimum of six monthly. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My personal plan (sometimes referred to as a care plan) is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as well as my wishes and choices' (HSCS 1.15); and 'I am fully involved in developing and reviewing my personal plan, which is always available to me' (HSCS 2.17).

2. To support children's health and wellbeing the childminder should ensure that all medication administered to children is supported by written parental consent and recorded using the appropriate medication administration forms. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'Any treatment or intervention that I experience is safe and effective' (HSCS 1.24).

1. To support positive outcomes for children and families, the childminder should strengthen how they reflect on the quality of their service. This should include regularly asking children and families for feedback, keeping a record of what is working well and what could be improved, and using this to inform and make positive changes. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19).