Paula Simons

1. To support positive outcomes for children and families, the childminder should strengthen how they reflect on the quality of their service. This should include, but not be limited to: regularly seeking feedback from children and families, keeping a record of what is working well and what could be improved and using this information to make positive changes. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state: “I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes” (HSCS 4.19).

1. The childminder should develop and implement a consistent process for observing children and assessing their progress and learning. This should include using children’s ideas and interests to inform planned play and learning experiences. This will help ensure children’s learning is well supported, purposeful, and reflective of their individual needs. 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 y needs and is right for me’ (HSCS 1.19)

1. The childminder should ensure personal plans are in place for all children that reflect their health, welfare, and safety needs and include any individual support strategies. Plans should be developed and reviewed with meaningful contributions from parents and children to ensure they remain accurate, individualised, and effective in supporting children’s wellbeing. 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).

2. The childminder should ensure clear, safe, and effective procedures are in place for receiving and administering medication. This should include, but not be limited to, obtaining appropriate parental permissions before any medication is received or administered, and reviewing and updating the medication policy in line with current best practice guidance. This will ensure practice is safe, consistent, and clearly communicated to families, meeting children’s health and medical needs. 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).