Anne Gordon

1. To promote children's care needs and emotional wellbeing, the childminder should ensure children's personal plans contain clear and detailed current information and parents are fully involved in this process of review. These should be updated at least every six months and when a change occurs to a child's needs or circumstances. 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).

2. To ensure that future play experiences remain sufficiently challenging for children, the childminder should develop their skills in planning, observing, and recording children's development and learning through play. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I am supported to achieve my potential in education and employment if this is right for me' (HSCS 1.27).

1. Children should experience high quality care, play and learning. The childminder should ensure formal quality assurance processes, including self-evaluation and improvement plans, are in place and lead to continuous improvement. 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).

1. The childminder should identify and access training and professional learning to develop their skills and knowledge. They should record learning and demonstrate ways in which it has improved experiences and outcomes for children. This is to support positive outcomes for children. This should include but is not limited to child protection training. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state 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 codes' (HSCS 3.14).

2. To support the childminder's practice in delivery of a quality service and good outcomes for children, the childminder should familiarise herself with current best practice and legislation. She should then review and update her policies and procedures accordingly to make them consistent with current best practice guidance. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice' (HSCS 4.11).

1. To minimise the potential spread of infection, the childminder should follow best practice in relation to nappy changing. This includes the use of disposable gloves and disposable apron. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience an environment that is well looked after with clean, tidy and well maintained premises, furnishings and equipment' (HSCS 5.22).