Emma Henderson
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 31 October 2025, the provider must ensure they have sufficient information to fully support them in meeting children’s individual needs. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) ensure all information relevant to children’s health, wellbeing and care is recorded and known by the childminder b) review and update information recorded in personal plans with parents/carers at least every six months. This is to comply with Regulation 5 (Personal plans) of the Social Care and Social Work and Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulation 2011 (SSI 2011/2010). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states 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).
1. To support high quality outcomes and experiences for children, the childminder should develop effective quality assurance practices to identify and inform improvements. This should include but is not limited to, a) be familiar with and use current guidance to support their practice b) ongoing self-evaluation against current guidance to identify areas for improvement to promote high quality outcomes for children and families c) regularly gather the views of parents/carers and children to help promote meaningful engagement and identify areas for improvement. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19). This area for improvement was made on 20 March 2024 and has been reworded and continued.
1. To ensure children are making good progress, the childminder should develop ways to record and share observations of children’s learning and plan to meet children’s developmental next steps. This should include but is not limited to; a) written observations of children’s learning, progress and next steps b) develop a system to plan for meeting children’s individual learning needs. This is to ensure I experience high quality care and support that is right for me and is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I am supported to achieve my potential’ (HSCS 1.27). This area for improvement was made on 20 March 2024 and has been reworded and continued.
1. To support children’s safety and wellbeing, the childminder should carry out detailed risk assessments of all areas of the service. These should include but not be limited to, outdoors, outings, travelling by car, children’s access to the family pet dog. This is to ensure I experience high quality care and support that is right for me and is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My environment is safe and secure' (HSCS 5.17). This area for improvement was made on 19 February 2019 and has been reworded and continued.