Erskine Community Nursery - St Anne's

1. To improve outcomes for children, the provider should develop and implement robust quality assurance systems with a focus on, monitoring children's personal plans, medication, children's experiences, staff practice and evaluating and improving the nursery. This is to ensure that management and leadership is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards that state; 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes'. (HSCS 4.19)

2. The provider should introduce a clear, consistent procedure for escorting children to the toilet area, ensuring safe supervision while maintaining privacy. This is to ensure that staff supervision is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards that state; ‘My environment is secure and safe’ (HSCS 5.17)

1. To support positive outcomes and improve children's play experiences management and staff should: • Provide children with more challenge, open ended materials and loose parts play, to discover, promote their curiosity and imagination, their sense of wellbeing, wonder and adventure. • Review the layout of children's play spaces indoors and outdoors with a view to creating more space with better areas and opportunities for children to play and learn, choose resources, and be inspired and creative. This is to ensure care, play and learning is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states 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 to my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity' (HSCS 2.27).

2. Outcomes for children should be improved through supporting staff to implement a child-centred approach to observation, planning and assessment of children's learning through play. In addition, staff should be supported in developing their understanding of child development and planning cycles. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards 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)

1. The provider should improve the quality, consistency, and use of personal plans to ensure they fully reflect children’s individual health, welfare and safety needs. Personal plans must clearly outline how staff will meet each child’s needs and support their play and learning. The service must also ensure that personal plans are reviewed and updated with parents/carers at least every six months, or sooner if a child’s needs change, in line with legislative requirements. 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).