Abbey Nursery

1. To support continued best outcomes for children and families, the provider should develop and implement robust quality assurance systems. This should include but not be limited to: • Implementing formal monitoring of staff practice and engagement to maintain high standards and support professional development. • Implementing clear and robust roles and responsibilities with the leadership team. • Ensuring regular staff involvement in the self-evaluation process, promoting reflective practice and continuous improvement. • Conducting regular monitoring of the environment to maintain a safe and healthy setting for children. • Updating and developing policies and procedures including child protection, administration of medication and complaints to reflect best practice guidance and current legislation. 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 culture1. The provider should ensure that all areas within the nursery are cleaned and maintained to the highest standards to support good infection prevention and control practices. This should include, but not be limited to: • Immediate attention to cleaning the premises, ensuring appropriate training is in place for relevant staff. • Immediate attention to fixings and fixtures identified during inspection, both indoors and outdoors. • Provision of relevant training in food handling and infection prevention and control. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: "I experience an environment that is well looked after with clean, tidy and well-maintained premises, furnishings and equipment" (HSCS 5.24).

1. To support children’s holistic development and to strengthen the staff team’s skills, knowledge and practice, the provider should implement a targeted and robust training and development programme. This programme should address identified gaps in practice and enable staff to build their competence across a range of contexts. This should include, but not be limited to: • Child development: ensuring staff have a strong understanding of developmental stages and how to adapt experiences to meet individual needs. • Meaningful observations and provocations: supporting staff to observe children effectively, use observations to inform high quality planning, and create engaging provocations that extend children’s learning. • Reflective practice: staff should reflect on training completed and clearly identify how this new learning will influence and improve their daily practice. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS)1. The provider should improve the systems for managing medication and completing risk assessments to ensure children’s health, safety and wellbeing are fully protected. This should include, but not be limited to: • Reviewing and updating the medication policy to ensure it aligns with current national guidance and reflects best practice. • Implementing clear and robust systems for checking, recording, storing, and reviewing all medication held and administered within the service. • Ensuring every child with a medical condition or allergy has an up-to-date, individualised risk assessment and action plan. These should be developed in partnership with families and relevant professionals to ensure information is accurate and comprehensive. • Ensuring all staff understand and consistently follow procedures, with ongoing monitoring from management to ensure practice remains safe, reliable and responsive to children’s needs. This is to ensure that care