The Scottish Government

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• each child is protected from abuse, neglect and harm
• each child is equipped with the skills and knowledge to keep themselves and others safe
• the setting environment is safe and comfortable

A safe, secure environment for each child.

Ensure that establishment policies and practice provide a safe and secure environment which meets all regulatory requirements.

Ensure that each child is supported to develop the skills and knowledge to keep them safe.

Understand own and other staff member's responsibilities in order to provide a safe and secure environment which meets all regulatory requirements.

Assist each child to develop the skills and knowledge to keep him/herself safe.

Understand and carry out own responsibilities in order to provide a safe and secure environment which meets all regulatory requirements.

Assist each child to develop the skills and knowledge to keep him/herself safe.

Child Protection.

Ensure that procedures for child protection are in place and are understood and implemented by all staff.

Establish an ethos of trust where staff feel confident and supported in raising concerns about child protection issues.

Keep up to date with guidance and procedures and support other staff in implementing these.

Report and discuss any concerns to line manager.

Keep up to date with guidance and procedures.

Report and discuss any concerns to line manager.

Understand and carry out responsibilities in relation to child protection.

Take care to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of each child is considered at all times within the setting.

Collaboration with other agencies to ensure children are safe.

Ensure that relationships with relevant agencies are established and maintained.

Ensure that all staff understand their responsibilities and arrangements for liaising with other agencies when appropriate.

Identify and report concerns in line with local procedures and establish and maintain contacts with relevant staff in other agencies.

Identify and report concerns in line with local procedures.

Work in collaboration with other agencies to ensure effective support for individual children.

Provide information to support good collaboration with other agencies.

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• each child is happy, secure and welcome within the setting
• relationships with each child are warm and empathetic
• effective support is available to match with each child's needs
• each child receives positive feedback and encouragement
• the setting ethos reflects and welcomes cultural and social diversity
• each child is supported to develop positive attitudes towards him/herself and others
• strong links are established between the setting and each child's home and family

A caring and nurturing environment.

Ensure that the environment is comfortable, welcoming and accessible to each child and his/her family.

Provide a caring and nurturing environment for each child and family and identify areas for ongoing improvement and development.

Support the provision of a caring and nurturing environment for each child and family.

Ensure that the provision of services to promotes each child's all round well-being and development.

Promote each child's all round well being and development.

Plan individual programmes for children requiring additional support.

Support the provision of services to promote each child's all round well being and development.

Positive and caring relationships.

Ensure that good relationships are established with each child and family.

Ensure that the ethos of the service is built around respect for and commitment to each child and family, staff members and other colleagues and visitors.

Ensure that children's relationships with each other are positive and supportive.

Build relationships with each child and family.

Introduce new members of staff and support the development of their positive relationships with families and colleagues.

Support children to form positive relationships with one another and to be kind and accepting of others.

Build a relationship with each child and family and with colleagues.

Help children to be kind and considerate of others.

Confident children who can demonstrate resilience.

Ensure that relationships with each child are positive and affirming and promote each child's confidence and resilience.

Provide regular feedback and praise and encouragement to each child and family.

Provide support and positive role modelling to others in promoting children's confidence and resilience.

Give children regular praise and encouragement.

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• each child's all round health and well-being is promoted within the setting
• each child can access effective support for good health
• parents are provided with information about their child's health
• the setting equips each child with knowledge and skills to support their own health
• strong links are established with health professionals in the local community

A health promoting service.

Ensure that each child's well-being and health is promoted and supported within a health promoting environment.

Ensure that procedures are in place and that staff understand how to provide for each child's specific health, medical or dietary needs.

Develop an environment to promote each child's well-being and health.

Understand and implement procedures to look after individual children's specific health, medical or dietary needs.

Support provision of an environment to promote each child's well-being and health.

Understand own responsibilities in relation to procedures.

Collaboration with other agencies.

Ensure that procedures are in place and that staff understand their role and are supported in liaising with health agencies when appropriate.

Participate in joint service planning to build the capacity of services to promote the health and wellbeing of children.

Identify and report concerns through local procedures and contacts with other agencies. Establish and maintain contact with appropriate agencies.

Identify and report concerns.

Understand the roles of health professionals involved with children and families.

Work collaboratively with others to agreed plans.

Promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Ensure that information and advice is available to support parents and children in making healthy lifestyle choices.

Plan services to ensure that children's health and well being are fully considered.

Encourage and support each child and family to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Support children's health and wellbeing in the delivery of services.

Support to the delivery of services to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• each child can access positive support and guidance to develop their confidence and self esteem to full potential
• a range of play and learning opportunities is planned to promote and develop each child's learning
• each child's progress is tracked and recorded
• parents are given regular updates about their child's achievements and progress and are given opportunities to become involved as partners in their child's learning
• the environment is planned and arranged to support a range of learning styles and preferences
• each child is supported to recognise his/her own strengths and learning preferences

An environment and resources to build each child's skills, confidence and self-esteem.

Ensure the continuous development of an environment to meet the needs of each child.

Develop and ensure availability of resources which support each child to develop their skills, confidence and self-esteem to their full potential.

Plan and provide an environment to meet the needs of each child.

Develop and provide resources and activities to support each child to develop their skills, confidence and self-esteem to their full potential.

Support the provision of an environment to meet the needs of each child.

Support the provision of resources which help develop each child's skills, confidence and self-esteem to their full potential.

Tracking each child's progress.

Ensure that each child's progress is observed, recorded and reported.

Observe, record and report on individual children's progress.

Contribute to the observation, recording and reporting of individual children's progress.

Involvement and engagement of parents.

Ensure that opportunities and information are available to promote the role and involvement of parents in children's learning and development.

Provide regular feedback to parents about each child's progress and achievements.

Provide support for parents to promote their active engagement and involvement in their child's learning and development.

Provide information about children's progress to inform discussion with parents.

Talk positively to parents about their child.

Learning about learning.

Ensure that each child is supported and guided to understand what helps his/her learning.

Provide resources and opportunities to cater for a range of learning styles and preferences.

Talk to each child about learning and what helps and works best for him/her.

Talk to children and take an interest in their learning.

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• each child is able to develop his/her own interests within a range of play, learning and recreational activities
• the setting is planned to offer each child daily opportunities for energetic play indoors and outdoors
• each child's enthusiasm, appreciation and participation in arts and cultural activity is fostered

Encouraging each child's participation in a range of activities.

Ensure provision of an encouraging and stimulating environment and resources to support each child's to participation in play, recreation, sport and cultural activities.

Ensure that the service provides each child with daily opportunities to be physically active.

Plan and develop opportunities to encourage and support each child's participation in play, recreation and sport.

Plan daily opportunities to interest and engage each child in physical activity.

Support provision of an environment and resources to support and encourage each child to participate in play, recreation and sport.

Support each child's physical activity.

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• their expectations of children's behaviour are reasonable and sensitive to the age and stage of development of each child
• each child is able to observe their workers consistently supporting and valuing one another, their parents and all other children
• each child is encouraged to be kind and considerate to other children and adults
• each child is actively listened to and his/her ideas and opinions valued and acted on
• good relationships are established with each child's parents and family, based on mutual respect and understanding
• routines are sensitively undertaken to ensure that each child's dignity and self esteem are safe-guarded
• good links are established with the local community and each child is supported to learn about their community and the part he/she plays in it

Respect for children's rights.

Establish a culture to promote positive, non-discriminatory and inclusive relationships with and between each child and family.

Ensure that each child is given opportunities to make informed decisions and develop and express views on a range of issues each child.

Uphold the rights of each child and provide opportunities for each child to develop independence and autonomy.

Provide opportunities for children to become involved in planning their service and to share meaningfully in decision making.

Uphold each child's rights.

Enable each child to have a say in decisions about him/herself and the service they receive.

Citizenship.

Ensure that each child has opportunities to learn about his/her world, Scotland and the local community and how to play an active part.

Ensure that good links are established with the local community and that opportunities are provided to support each child's developing understanding of their role and responsibilities as citizens.

Build good links with the local community.

Provide opportunities for children to take part in community activities and to learn about their role and responsibilities as citizens.

Support the development of strong links with the local community.

Culture and values.

Ensure that opportunities are available to foster children's understanding of different beliefs and cultures.

Ensure that the service is delivered to reflect clear and shared values and respect for individuals.

Ensure that's parents contributions and ideas are listened to and addressed.

Confirm and empower parents in their role and promote their involvement and engagement within the service.

Ensure parents, carers and families have information about additional support services and are supported to access to specific services where appropriate.

Develop positive relationships with each parent, carer and family, encouraging them to participate in decision-making and access specific services where appropriate.

Share in establishing and reflecting clear values and operating principles for the service.

Provide information and opportunities for parents to contribute ideas and opinions.

Provide opportunities for parents to engage with the service and to develop their own roles and awareness.

Provide information to parents about other services which may support their child or themselves.

Uphold the values and operating principles of the service.

Support the involvement of parents within the service.

Support the provision of information and support for each child and family at times of transition.

Supporting transition and progression.

Ensure that good links are established with the services that children move on to.

Liaise with other services to ensure that transitions are carefully planned and managed.

Ensure each child and family is provided with relevant information to support their child's transitions through services.

Maintain good links with services that children move onto and share approaches to support children at times of transition.

Provide information and support to children and to parents to assist them to make informed decisions about follow on services.

Provide appropriate support for each child and family at times of transition.

Provide advice, support and particular interventions to parents.

Community involvement and citizenship.

Ensure that effective partnerships are established with the local and wider community.

Build the capacity of the service by drawing on wider community resources and inter- professional involvement.

Participate in joint planning of services with other agencies and the community.

Promote and support partnerships with the community.

Work alongside other partner providers in the community.

Work to provide opportunities and support for each child to take an active and responsible role in their community.

Work alongside other partner providers in the community.

Support provision of opportunities for each child to take an active and responsible role in their community.

Everyone who works with children should ensure that:

• there is continuous work to ensure that each child feels welcome and included
• that the service can adapt to meet individual needs
• each child is supported to appreciate diversity and to be sensitive to the needs of others
• information is tailored to the needs of parents and takes account of cultural and learning differences
• each child is supported to participate fully and any barriers are identified and overcome
• opportunities are provided to celebrate each child's successes and achievements

Full access.

Ensure that the service can be accessed by and meets the needs of each child & family.

Provide a service which can be accessed by and meets the needs of each child and family.

Support the provision of a service which can be accessed by and meets the needs of each child and family.

Social inclusion.

Ensure the culture and ethos of the organisation is reflected in good practice which supports the inclusion of children with disabilities or other additional needs.

Provide a service to children with disabilities or additional support needs which provides equality of opportunity for all.

Support a service to children with disabilities or additional support needs which provides equality of opportunity for all.

Learning & Professional Development.

Identify continuing professional development needs self and of all staff, and plan and co-ordinate delivery of appropriate programmes.

Ensure that arrangements are in place for the support, mentoring and supervision of students and work placements.

Establish a culture of continuous development and learning within the service.

Identify good practice examples to inform continuous development of staff.

Assist in the identification of own and other's continuing professional development needs.

Update skills and knowledge through regular participation in training and professional development.

Mentor and supervise students and people on work placements.

Identify own continuing professional development needs and take part in appropriate development programmes.

Be prepared to try out new ideas and approaches in order to develop own practice.

Identify and promote examples of good practice within and out with the service.

Be prepared to try out new ideas and approaches in order to develop own practice.

Leadership & Management.

Demonstrate effective leadership and management in ensuring a high quality service for each child & family.

Ensure all staff are aware of the core values and vision of the service and have opportunities to contribute to the shaping and development of these.

Understand own and other's responsibilities in delivering high quality services for each child & family.

In team settings, support other staff to deliver high quality services.

Understand own and other's responsibilities in delivering high quality services for each child & family.

Develop effective management and communication systems to ensure that each staff member is clear about his/her roles and responsibilities within the service.

Establish systems to ensure the continuous quality improvement and effectiveness of the service.

Support the whole staff team in ongoing self evaluation.

Promote the core values, and vision of the service to children, parents and colleagues.

Support the delivery of quality improvement plans.

Evaluate effectiveness of own performance and that of others.

Contribute to the development and delivery of plans to improve the quality and effectiveness of the service.

Developing closer collaboration and integration with other children's services to improve outcomes for children and families.

Ensure that staff understand how their service fits into the wider context of children's services.

Be pro-active in developing closer links and collaboration with other services in order to strengthen support for children and families and to improve co-ordination across services.

Work with other services to improve outcomes for children and families.

Business Management.

Ensure that service is administered effectively, is delivered within budget & provides value for money.

Evaluation of service.

Contribute to administration & budgeting of the service as appropriate.

Support the administration & budgeting of the service as appropriate.

Involved in evaluation of service effectiveness.

Share good practice with others.