Rhunahaorine Primary Pre Five Unit

1. To effectively support children’s wellbeing, care, play, and learning, the provider should ensure that staff are skilled, knowledgeable, and competent in meeting the needs of children. This includes, but is not limited to: • Providing regular one-to-one meetings and supervision sessions to reflect on practice, identify areas for development, and offer emotional and professional support. • Ensuring staff have access to relevant training opportunities tailored to their roles and the needs of the children they support. • Supporting staff in maintaining appropriate professional body registration and adhering to regulatory standards. • Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and reflective practice within the team. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: "I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on2. To ensure the service is compliant with relevant legislation and best practice guidance, the provider should lead a thorough and regular review of all policies and procedures. This review should be aligned with current legal requirements and best practice guidance that support the day to day operation of the service, ensuring that practice remains consistent and effective. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: "I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice" (HSCS 4.11) and "I experience high quality care and support because people have the necessary information and resources" (HSCS 4.27).

3. To support and sustain high quality service delivery, the provider should embed robust quality assurance systems that monitor and evaluate all aspects of practice. This is to ensure management and leadership is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: "I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes" (HSCS 4.19).

1. To support children's play and learning and enable them to reach their full potential, staff should carry out skilled observations to evaluate each child’s development. From these observations, they should consider how individualisation is captured within planning, ensuring that opportunities are created and facilitated for children to achieve their identified next steps. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: "As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable to my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity". (HSCS 2.27)