Source · Care Inspectorate

Sarah's Childminding

Type Child Minding Location Saltcoats Last graded 16 Apr 2026

Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
—
Care and support planning
4
Setting
4
Staff team
—
Leadership
4
Care, play and learning
4

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 1 recommendation

Verbatim text from the Care Inspectorate datastore. Requirements cite a specific regulation and deadline; recommendations are good-practice guidance against the Health and Social Care Standards.

Visit: 4 March 2026
Recommendation 1

1. The childminder should develop quality assurance processes to support ongoing improvement of the service. This should include using self evaluation approaches informed by national guidance and involving children and families in reviewing key aspects of the service. Strengthening these processes should help the childminder identify what is working well, plan targeted improvements, and ensure positive outcomes for children and families. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19).

Registry facts

Service no: CS2015335540
Provider no: SP2015986719
Ownership: Private
Registered places: 6
Registered: 12 June 2015
Council area: North Ayrshire
Health board: Ayrshire and Arran
Integration authority: North Ayrshire
Risk band: LOW