Prepare for Inspection and be ready to Showcase your Setting with this Learning Walk Plan!

Packed with inspiration, ideas and useful prompts, this resource pack will allow you to put together a successful strategy to accentuate the high quality care service you provide.

Perfect for boosting confidence and refreshing your knowledge so as you are ready to impress!

🦶🏻Walk the Walk 🗣Talk the Talk 👍Know the Child and 📝Plan Your Play!

Includes ALL of the following: 

Learning Walk Plan – Strategy

Use the strategy sheet provided or create your own plan of how you will guide your inspector round your setting.

Note down things to remember for each area or care aspect to ensure you have covered all requirements and are ready to highlight how your service goes above and beyond to deliver the best care.

Be ready to demonstrate how you:

• Welcome and Include all families 
• Share Information and Work in Partnership
• Support Development in an Enabling Environment
• Meet Care Needs and Support Routines
• Promote Healthy Choices and Positive Behaviour
• Provide Opportunities to be Active and Involved in the Community
• Self-Evaluate and Action Plan for Improvement

Walk the Walk – Prompt Sheets

Note down things that you would like to draw attention to or chat about for each area of your service. Use alongside your strategy or on it’s own as helpful prompts during your learning walk tour. Use the suggestions provided, or create your own to help you remember important things to do and say throughout your inspection.

Talk the Talk – Terminology Prompts

Refresh one’s memory of important terminology, legislation and guidance and be ready to chat about or answer questions on essential aspects of childcare including Safeguarding, Promoting Healthy Choices, and plans to improve your setting. 

Additional versions provided specific to Scotland, England and Wales. 

Know the Child – Child Summary

Complete summary sheets for each child to gather thoughts regarding their care needs, preferred learning styles and development progress. Be ready to demonstrate how well you know each child and how you plan to support their next steps.

Plan Your Play – Learning Area Links

Take time to consider what resources and activities you will have available during your inspection. Why have you provided them and how will they support children’s learning? Be ready to demonstrate how the resources and experiences you provide encourage and support development in all learning areas.

Use the suggestions provided as inspiration or complete your own Plan Your Play sheet to consider what resources you will provide or activities you will carry out during your inspection to best highlight how you are supporting all children in all areas of development.

Versions provided for EYFS, Realising the Ambition, Curriculum for Excellence and Foundation Phase.  

Use the resource sheets individually or together to create a comprehensive Learning Walk Plan that will ensure your inspection visit goes to plan.

Also includes completed examples and an attractive cover sheet for YOUR completed Learning Walk Plan. 

Whilst this resource has been written from a childminder’s perspective it may also be useful for use in larger childcare settings.

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