Jaclyn's Childminding
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 31 July 2025, the provider must ensure all children’s care and wellbeing needs are fully considered and planned for. To do this, the provider must at a minimum: a) ensure all children’s personal plans are fully completed and up-to-date b) children and parents or carers are fully involved in this process c) ensure all children have the appropriate level of information in their personal plan to meet their needs d) ensure they and any assistants, are well informed about the children and use the personal planning information to provide individualised and responsive care relevant to their needs. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) (Welfare of users) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My personal plan (s1. Children’s environment must be safe and well maintained. To ensure this, the provider at a minimum must: a) fully consider risks and identify relevant mitigations to reduce them b) support children to explore and manage risk c) all areas are safe and accessible to children to ensure they have ample space to move around. This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) (Welfare of users) of The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/210). This is to ensure I experience high quality care and support that is right for me and is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: 'My environment is secure and safe' (HSCS 5.19).
1. The provider should ensure the necessary steps are taken to uphold all children’s rights to be safe and protected from harm. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring personal care is provided in a safe and dignified way. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'If I require intimate personal care, this is carried out in a dignified way, with my privacy and personal preferences respected' (HSCS 1.4); and ‘I am protected from harm, neglect, abuse, bullying and exploitation by people who have a clear understanding of their responsibilities’ (HSCS 3.20).
2. Children’s play and learning should reflect their individual interests, curiosities and support them to progress. To ensure this the provider should at a minimum, a) Observe and assess children’s development to plan play opportunities that support children to thrive. b) Provide developmentally appropriate experiences that meet the needs of individual needs and interests of children. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I am supported to achieve my potential in education and employment if this is right for me’ (HSCS 1.27).
1. Children should experience high quality care, play and learning. The childminder should ensure formal quality assurance processes, including self-evaluation and improvement plans, are in place and lead to continuous improvement. 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).
1. Children should be kept safe and fully supported in their care, play and learning. The provider should ensure that children are effectively supervised at all times. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: ‘My care and support is provided in a planned and safe way, including if there is an emergency or unexpected event’ (HSCS 4.14).