Riccarton Early Childhood Centre

1. The service should implement a structured improvement approach with robust self-evaluation, effective quality assurance, and consistent monitoring. This should include but is not limited to, monitoring health, safety, staff practice, and children’s experiences. These measures would ensure feedback and data drive meaningful, sustained improvements in children’s learning outcomes. 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. Staff should enhance the range and purposeful design of play experiences. This should include, but is not limited to, adding provocations and well-planned play zones indoors and outdoors. This would ensure children develop key skills across all curriculum areas and support breadth and depth of learning. 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 have fun as I develop my skills in understanding, thinking, investigation and problem-solving, including through imaginative play and storytelling' (HSCS 1.30).