Review your child's statutory Scottish Personal Plan — needs, agreed support, and SHANARRI well-being goals — and co-sign it from the Parent App.
Parents whose childminder is in Scotland. Every child has a Personal Plan that you and your childminder agree and sign together. You'll need the parent app (see
Getting started as a parent). It takes about five minutes, most of it reading.
Tap the Menu at the top left of your home screen, then choose Personal Plan. It only appears if your childminder is in Scotland. If more than one of your children goes to them, choose the child first.
You can also open it from your child's profile, using the Personal Plan button.
Your childminder writes the first plan within 28 days of your child starting. Until then you'll see a Share Starting Points button, so you can tell them what you already know about your child.
At the top, a banner shows Co-Signature Required while the plan is waiting for you, or Plan Co-Signed & Active once you've signed. Below it:
Don't sign yet. Talk to your childminder first. They can update the plan before you co-sign it.
Tap Review & Co-Sign Plan, sign with your finger, and tap Confirm & Co-Sign. The banner changes to Plan Co-Signed & Active.
After more than one review, Past 6-Month Reviews lists the earlier plans. Tap one to see what was agreed and when it was signed. If an older plan was never co-signed, you can sign it there.
The Care Inspectorate expects every childminder in Scotland to keep an up-to-date Personal Plan for each child, agreed with the family and reviewed at least every six months. Signing in the app means you both have the same version, and the review date is tracked for you.
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