Thrive Childcare and Education Corner House Nursery Falkirk

1. For all children to develop and learn at an appropriate pace, staff should be supported to further develop planning formats. They should consider the range of activities provided, so children are supported to learn and develop through a balance of spontaneous and planned experiences indoors and outdoors. Staff should develop: their evaluation skills so they can assess the impact and outcome of activities children participate in plan experiences, with more focus on supporting children's specific next steps to further enhance progression in learning. They should refer to current national practice guidance to deliver high-quality play and learning experiences. Staff should then apply their training in practice to improve outcomes for children. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: "As a child, my social and physical skills, confide

1. For children's health, welfare and safety needs to be fully met, the provider should continue to develop the use of children's personal plans. They should include information about; children's changing needs and any strategies or techniques used to support them ensure meaningful partnership working with parents is used to share information ensure reviews with parents and carers are used to discuss children's progress and plan next steps. They should take place at least once in every 6 months or sooner if needed. 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. For all children to develop and learn at an appropriate pace staff should be supported to further develop planning formats. They should consider the range of activities provided so children are supported to learn and develop through a balance of spontaneous and planned experiences indoors and outdoors. Staff should develop; child centred planning that is responsive to children’s interests their evaluation skills so they can assess the impact and outcome of activities children participate in plan experiences, with more focus on supporting children's specific next steps to further enhance progression in learning. They should refer to current national practice guidance to deliver high quality play and learning experiences. Staff should then apply their training in practice to improve outcomes for children. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) wh1. The provider should ensure that approaches to quality assurance and self evaluation are effectively used, but not limited to; identifying priorities for development seeking parents and carers views involving staff to share their views compiling a realistic improvement plan that will support continuous improvement using best practice guidance and learning to support change. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19).

1. To promote consistency of care for children, the provider should ensure enough staff need to be employed in numbers to meet the their individual needs. There should be a mix of skills, experience and knowledge across the team to promote high quality experiences for children. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states: I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational code (HSCS 3.14).