Dear provider,
Last summer we told you we were exploring a new approach to supporting childcare and play settings to improve, which will accompany our existing inspection methodology.
Since then, we have been working closely with a range of stakeholders to develop a new type of meeting with providers between their inspections, called Improvement Meetings.
The aim of these meetings is to allow providers the opportunity to let us know about any improvements they have made since the last inspection, including how they have responded to any non-compliance or recommendations; any other improvements they have identified as part of their own self-evaluation; and what they have done to implement these improvements.
We would also like to hear about any planned future improvements and will signpost providers to other sources of advice and support which may be of assistance to them.
Next steps
The next step is for us to test out this approach and we plan to carry out a pilot of these meetings in the spring and early summer.
This is an exciting new approach to the way we work with providers which you can get involved in, as we need a group of around 60 providers from a range of different types of settings across Wales.
As part of the pilot, providers will be expected to participate in an Improvement Meeting and contribute to the evaluation of this new process.
If you are interested in being considered for the pilot, please complete this short survey to express your interest by 17 February 2023.