Little Learners

1. To meet children's health, welfare and safety needs, the manager and staff should develop children's personal plans. This should include, but not be limited to, identifying and implementing appropriate strategies to meet children's needs, supporting progress and helping them to achieve their full potential. 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 1.1).

2. To support children to achieve their full potential the manager and staff should ensure appropriate levels of challenge in learning through child-led planning. This should include, but not be limited to, high quality observations, meaningful next steps and evidence of progression in learning. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: 'My care and support meets my needs and is right for me' (HSCS 1.19).

1. To improve the continuity of care and ensure best outcomes for children, the provider should review the current system in place to support individual children and the consistency of the staff team. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience stability in my care and support from people who know my needs, choices and wishes, even if there are changes in the service or organisation.’ (HSCS 4.15); and ‘I am supported and cared for by people I know so that I experience consistency and continuity' (HSCS 4.16).

1. To support children's health, wellbeing and choice, the manager should develop arrangements to ensure all children can choose when they access outdoors. This should include a focus on a safe area to play with more exciting and challenging outdoor play experiences. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, I play outdoors every day and regularly explore a natural environment' (HSCS 1.32).

2. To support children's play and learning, management and staff should look at creating an environment that inspires children's imagination, curiosity and creativity. Also providing children with more developmentally appropriate opportunities to discover, explore, experiment and problem solve. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable for my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity’ (HSCS 2.27).