Not a CM but here's my two penn'orth. I'm of the strange breed that liks policies, planning, paperwork etc (and studies it quite intensively!).
Some of these are quite hard to answer without knowing what you've got in place already.
Review assessment systems to ensure that all areas of learning and development are given equal importance and observations are analysed consistently to plan for the next steps in learning
Assessment, my favourite :)
A BALD has already pointed out there are lots of ways of doing obs. A mixture of method is good - take a photo and say what the child is doing, what areas of learning the activity related to and then incorporate your next steps by suggesting related activities to each area of learning. Sticky notes are particularly good for noting the first appearance of a new skill or a word. The traditional ticksheet is quite good as a 6 monthly review of mindees skills and allows you to group developmental skills together to spot any patterns. It's also a nice commuication tool for parents - you give them a copy with 'now I can...' and if you've got a series you can have 'next I'm going to...'. Then think about how you can encourage this.
Obs where you do graphical representations of the toys played with/activities undertaken and the relative time spent with each can help you identify children's preferred interests and you can then almost reverse the planning process to promote skills by focusing on that activity, rather than picking a skill and finding activities to promote it.
Develop a way that works for you of linking what you see to the EYFS and, for bonus point, schemas. Dorset has a fab website (google Dorset early years schema) which gives you lot of linked activities.
develop further self-evaluation and review systems, in order to identify and plan continuous improvements to the childminding service
I think a little notebook or a file where you can spot an improvement you could make to the setting and note it down is a good plan. Also identify any times you've thought 'I wish I'd done that better' or any issues you have that you're not sure how to deal with. Then if it's something concrete you can achieve, tick it off e.g. going on a training day in a specific area, or you can use that note to demonstrate what a wonderful, reflective practitioner you are by evaluating what was good/not so good/needs fine-tuning or a total overhaul. Get into the habit of seeing every setback as a learning experience.
'I did well and this is why' is as valid an assessment as 'I could have done better and this is how'
develop further the systems for children who attend more than one setting, to ensure effective continuity and progression by sharing relevant information with each other
I agree a policy would cover this. Do you have permission to read communication books from school/write notes in them?
develop further systems that provide a summary of children's achievements to ensure their progression
Do you have a file for each child, which contains all their info, obs, learning journeys etc? I suspect this is something you do and the 'system' needs to be codified and organised better.
consider extending opportunities for children to develop their awareness of diversity
Everyone probably gets told this. BALD has good ideas!
develop self-assessment and reflective practice to improve outcomes for children
As with the improvements to the setting really. Improvements to you are improvements to the setting.
consolidate the maintained records of risk assessments by including assessments for specific outings and for the individual animals in the home
If in doubt, risk assess. Have a file and review them, say, 6 monthly. This is where keeping a diary for a week is helpful and why planning ahead can be a wonderful thing. A diary for the week allows you to see what activities you routinely do and ensure that you have a suitable risk assessment for each of them. Planning ahead helps you identify anything out of the norm and risk assess beforehand.
A small notebook on the go enables you to do a mini-risk assessment instantly before allowing children to participate in an unscheduled activity. Tear out and stick into your file, consolidate into a more formal risk assessment should the situation present itself again.
obtain information from parents in advance of a child being admitted to the provision, regarding who has legal contact with the child, and who has parental responsibility for the child
You probably just need a better form for this but include it in your contract etc and don't let anyone start until their file is in order.
improve the frequency of the evacuation procedures to ensure all children cared for are able to become familiar with them
Set a time period (6 weekly is recommended I think) and stick to it. Vary the time of day/week that you do the evacuation to ensure that all situations are covered and every mindee has had at least 1 evacuation practice every 6 months, even if you have to do it more frequently. If it doesn't go to plan then say so, use it as an opportunity to review and repeat within a fortnight.