Clydesdale After School Care - Motherwell

1. To improve the quality of children's experiences and the environment, the provider should implement robust quality assurance processes. This should include, but is not limited to, auditing personal plans and developing environmental checks. 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. To strengthen children’s engagement, the provider should meaningfully involve children in decisions about the resources and layout of the play environment. The range of materials should be balanced to include age appropriate, open ended and challenging options that reflect children’s interests. This will help ensure children experience play that is stimulating, varied and directed by their own choices. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I can direct my own play and activity in a way that I choose' (HSCS2.27).

1. To further enhance play and learning, the provider should support staff to develop approaches which enable children to be meaningfully involved in shaping activities and experiences. This should include, but is not limited to enhancing staff skills and opportunities to join children in play and deepen conversations and ensuring children's ideas and interests are reflected within the play space. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ' I am listened to and taken seriously' (HSCS 1.1).