Tranent Out of School Club (Windygoul)

1. To promote consistent high quality practice the service should ensure that quality assurance and self evaluation processes are further developed. This should include the monitoring of medication, personal plans, staff practice, interactions, spaces and children’s experiences. These should be meaningful, evaluated and highlight the impact on outcomes for children and families 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 ensure children are kept safe and healthy. The service should improve the storage and record keeping around medication. This would ensure they provide accurate, up to date and comprehensive information about each child’s individual needs. This should include, but is not limited to: - ensuring medication is stored in line with good practice guidance - ensuring medication records are fully completed, reviewed and signed by parents or carers. - compiling an audit of medication stored on the premises. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'Any treatment or intervention that I experience is safe and effective' (HSCS 1.24).

2. Personal plans should be further developed to ensure children’s health and wellbeing needs are fully understood and consistently met. Plans must contain accurate, up to date and comprehensive information that reflects each child’s individual needs. Improvements should include, but are not limited to: - clearly identifying each child’s health, wellbeing and support needs. - outlining clear, needs led strategies for staff that reflect current best practice. - ensuring individual risk assessments are recorded, reviewed regularly and used to support children’s safety, wellbeing and development. - reviewing policies and procedures to reflect best practice guidance and ensuring staff are aware of and follow these when supporting children. 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 need3. To ensure children’s health and wellbeing needs are met, the snack menu should be reviewed and followed, this would ensure children are provided with food that meets best practice guidance. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: 'I can choose suitably presented and healthy meals and snacks, including fresh fruit and vegetables, and participate in menu planning' (HSCS 1.33)