Gaynor Young
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. To support children's wellbeing, the childminder should keep her knowledge and understanding of early learning and childcare practice up to date. This should include, but is not limited to first aid, child protection and infection prevention training. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, and are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational goals'. (HSCS 3.14)
1. By 31 July 2025 the provider must ensure that all children have a personal plan which sets out their registration information and how their individual needs will be met, as well as their wishes and choices. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure that they understand the purpose of personal plans and are familiar with Care Inspectorate guidance 'Guide for Providers on Personal Planning, Early Learning and Childcare' b) ensure that personal plans are written and regularly reviewed with children and families, at least every six months, and when necessary, to ensure that information is up to date to reflect children's current needs, wishes and choices; c) ensure consistent, effective recording of important information in all personal plans d) ensure that all personal plans are meaningful, working documents that support children's care and include strategies of support and progress made. This is to comply with Regulation 5(2)(b)(c) (Personal1. By August 31, the childminder must review their policies, procedures and risk assessments to ensure they are current and reflect best practice guidance and prioritise children's safety. Priority must be given, but not limited to, the following: a) Sleeping – The childminder must review and consider the safer sleeping guidance and where possible follow best practice guidance in relation to safe sleeping. b) Medications – The childminder must consider the ‘management of medication in daycare of children and childminding services’ guidance (Dec 2024) and develop a policy and permissions for the management of medication within the service. c) Review of risk assessments, including the development of a risk assessment for outings. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Ca
1. To support improvement to the service and ensure good outcomes for children and families, the childminder should ensure quality assurance systems are in place. This should include, but are not limited to; a) Using best practice documents to support self-evaluation and improvement within the service. b) Ensuring policies and procedures in place reflect current guidance and support the current service for children and families. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19).
Conditions of registration
Number(s) and Age(s) of person(s) to whom service may be provided:
1. To provide a care service to a maximum of six children at any one time under the age of 16, of whom a maximum of six will be under 12, of whom no more than three are not yet attending primary school and of whom no more than one is under 12 months. Numbers are inclusive of children of the childminder's family.
2. Minded children cannot be cared for by persons other than those named on the certificate.