Linda Sneddon
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–5 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 1 September 2026, the provider must ensure children are safe and protected from harm because appropriate protection procedures are followed. To do this the childminder must provide clear evidence that: a) They can accurately describe current child protection procedures, including local reporting pathways, and demonstrate this knowledge in practice through appropriate responses to simulated or real scenarios. b) All policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and the administration of medication have been formally reviewed, dated and updated within the last 12 months, and are aligned with current national guidance and legislative requirements. c) Practice is consistent with these policies. This includes maintaining completed and accurate records for medi
1. To support children’s experiences and improve the quality of the service, the childminder should develop approaches on how they gather and use the views of children and families to inform evaluation and improvement of the service. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: “I can be meaningfully involved in how the organisations that support and care for me work and develop” (HSCS 4.6).