Drakies Out of School Club

1. To support children’s safety, health and wellbeing, the provider should ensure that staff are knowledgeable and competent in relation to providing care and support that reflects best practice guidance, Management of medicines in daycare of children and childminding services, and apply this in practice. This should include but is not limited to: a) Ensuring that staff are knowledgeable and competent in relation to safe, consistent record keeping and administration of medication. b) Implementing a system for management to audit and review the storage, management and administration of medicine. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled.’ (HSCS 3.14)

1. To ensure children have access to a range of developmentally appropriate resources which reflect their interests, encourage creativity and allow them to develop lifelong skills, the provider and manager should review and improve opportunities for play and learning indoors and outdoors. This should include but is not limited to providing suitable resources and materials to effectively engage and challenge children’s play, learning and interests.

This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that:

'I can choose to have an active life and participate in a range of recreational, social, creative, physical and learning activities every day, both indoors and outdoors.' (HSCS 1.25); and 'As a child, my social skills, confidence, self-esteem and creativity are developed through the balance of organised and freely chosen extended play, including using open ended and natural materials.' (HSCS