Nicola Harper

1. To keep children safe and healthy, the childminder should ensure medication is available on the days children attend, and permissions are completed prior to storing and administering medication. 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. To improve outcomes for children, the childminder should further develop children’s personal plans to ensure they reflect individual needs, strategies or targets and are reviewed at least every six months. Families and children should be meaningfully included in the process. 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) and 'My care and support meets my needs and is right for me' (HSCS 1.19).

1. To improve outcomes for children, the childminder should develop an action plan following the inspection outlining areas for development and tasks to be completed to support a robust model for improvement to ensure positive outcomes for children. Families and children should be meaningfully included in the process. 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 support children's wellbeing, learning and development, the childminder should ensure they access training appropriate to their role and apply their training in practice. This should include, but is not limited to, training in Child Protection and first aid. 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) and 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, and are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.' (HSCS 3.14).

1. The childminder should review and update their infection, prevention and control policy and procedures and bring them in line with Health Protection Scotland's document: Health protection in children and young people settings, including education, published March 2024. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: "My environment is secure and safe" (HSCS 5.4).