Child Improvement Plan Essay

Findings:
We discussed last year’s improvement plan priorities and these are as follows
Priority 1
• Practitioners to be proactive in identifying and taking forward change and evaluating the impact of the improvements.
• Leadership at all levels, where practitioners are being reflective and identifying their own developmental needs, to support improvement.

Staff have had many opportunities to reflect on their practice and their own individual skills. During discussions and meetings staff identified one key area they would like to focus on to improve their practice and identified how they would go about this. Staff have received training throughout the year. Ashley has monitored some elements of practice to review the impact training

has had on the staff practice and children. However, this needs to be looked at in more depth.
Staff were given the responsibility of key development projects in the nursery such as developing the home corner. There is evidence that a lot of work has been put into this with the staff but they need to now evaluate the impact of the developments.

Areas for improvement

• Although this priority is about staff development the ultimate aim is always improving outcomes for children.

This needs to be made a focus throughout the Improvement Plan evaluation.
• Staff need to review the training they have accessed and hold reflective discussions around how this has improved their practice and impacted on children’s outcomes.
• More monitoring of staff practice and the use of the areas that have been developed in the nursery to ascertain the positive impact on the children.

Priority 2
• To support staff in understanding of the SHANNARI principles and how this supports children’s wellbeing.
• Promotion of inclusion by supporting children and families who may have cultural needs and have barrier to learning.

There is evidence that parent have been consulted with and have had lots of input in to the nursery over the last year. All feedback for the nursey has been positive and the only comment was that one parent wasn’t able to attend any family days with the nursery. This could be looked at and we could organise a family fun day for existing and potential new parents. This may need to be done at the weekend if this enables more parent access. This will be a good way to advertise the nursery in the area.

Areas for Improvement
• Review the impact of parental

involvement.
• Ensure parental feedback is followed up
• Review impact on the children of staff having more knowledge about SHANNARI outcomes.

The Improvement plan needs to be evaluated using the HGiOELCC. Look at the relevant Challenge Questions and Features of Highly Effective Practice to do this.

Possible priorities for next Year’s Improvement Plan would be

2.3 Learning Teaching and Assessment to support assessment and tracking of children learning and improve staff confidence with identifying learning and writing observations.

3.1Heath and Wellbeing to ensure that staff are fully meeting the children needs with appropriate challenge and support. This will ensure that staff are effectively using the SHANNARI outcomes to plan and support the children.

3-5 Room
The children were all engaged when I entered the room, some in the home corner that is looking welcoming and some with sitting with a member of staff involved in a mathematical experience . Self serve rolling snack was being set up and the children are gaining confidence with the routine of this. There was evidence of learning on the walls and around the rooms and this included Literacy, Numeracy and health and wellbeing, both physical with heathy eating and emotions supporting the children positive behaviour.
There are a few elements around the room that could be further developed e.g the water and sand area and Ashley had already identified this.