We have been developing toolkits to support early learning and childcare services with self-evaluation. Each toolkit (one for daycare of children and school-aged childcare and one for childminders) has a range of templates, tools and worked examples specific to that sector.
The toolkit gives a suggested step by step guide and information on:
- what self-evaluation is
- how to use self-evaluation
- carrying out your self-evaluation
- involving children who experience care and their carers.
The aim of the toolkit is to support services to self-evaluate. We would appreciate your feedback on this draft version of the toolkit to enable us to make it as effective as possible for all service types within the early learning and childcare sector.
Please consider the guidance and tools included in the toolkit below and give us your feedback completing this survey by Friday 1 September 2023. We look forward to hearing your views.
Toolkit for daycare of children and school-aged childcare
- Self-evaluation tool guidance
- Self-evaluation tool blank
- Self-evaluation tool worked example (play and learning)
- Improvement plan template
- Core assurances template
- Examples questions for staff
- Example questions for parents and carers
- Example questions for visiting professionals
- Children's questionnaire
Toolkit for childminders
- Self-evaluation tool guidance
- Self-evaluation tool blank
- Self-evaluation tool worked example (play and learning)
- Improvement plan template
- Core assurances template
- Example questions for families
- Example questions for childminding staff
- Children's questionnaire