Alison Nicoll Childminding

1. To ensure children's safety, health and wellbeing, the childminder should ensure that children's personal plan information is available, up to date and contains necessary information. Personal plan information must reflect children’s needs and record specific strategies to support their wellbeing. Personal plans must be reviewed with families at least once in every six months. 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 my 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).

1. To ensure children experience consistently high quality play and learning spaces and experiences, the childminder should update their practice and procedures to ensure it is in line with best practice guidance. For example, and not limited to; personal planning, nappy changing procedures, policies and risk assessments across the service. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.' (HSCS 3.14); and 'I use a service and organisation that are well led and managed.' (HSCS 4.23).

2. To continue to improve outcomes for children, the childminder should become familiar with best practice guidance and use this to support her approaches to self-evaluation and 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. To continue to improve the service and outcomes for children, the childminder should access training to develop her knowledge and skills in order to ensure that children receive high quality care. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standard (HSCS) which state that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.' (HSCS 3.14).