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1. Personal planning approaches should be reviewed and further developed to better consider information provided by families. This will ensure support strategies in children's plans and chronologies meet each child's health, welfare and safety needs. To further support learning and wellbeing, personal plans should also include children's preferences and interest. This will help to ensure children's changing needs are met and that personal plans adhere to 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: '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. The childminder should provide more opportunities for children to have fun and be actively involved in leading their play and learning. Planning approaches should be responsive to the learning needs and interests of children. Children should have purposeful choice, within an environment that allows them to take ownership of their play and experiences. the childminder should provide opportunities to support children's choice, creativity and problem solving through their play experiences and the resources on offer. 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, confidence, self-esteem, and creativity are developed through a balance of organised and freely chosen extended play, including using open ended and natural materials.' (HSCS 1.31)

1. To support ongoing improvement and positive outcomes for children the setting should continue to develop self-evaluation and quality assurance processes to successfully monitor and audit the service. These should include but not be limited to; Medication being reviewed every three months, personal plans every six months and ensure chronologies have clear strategies for children. These should be carried out timely, signed by families and all paperwork should be dated for exactness. Audits should support the childminder to reflect on the learning environment and play spaces. The childminder should Implement formal systems to involve children and families in identifying what works well in the service and what needs to improve. 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 organisa2. To improve outcomes for children, the childminder should make sure their approach to recruitment, induction and mentoring of assistants to support the large childminding service is outcome focused. They should make sure new and unqualified assistants are consistently supported by experienced and qualified mentors. Mentoring should include regular opportunities for in-the-moment guidance, reflection and modelling of high-quality practice. This would help build the new assistants’ confidence and improve outcomes for children. The national induction resource should be used along with monthly meetings and daily ‘catch ups’ to provide ongoing support for new staff into the service. 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) 'I use a service and organisation that are well led and manged