Childminder EY472310

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All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage', which you can find at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2. If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right. On 8 October 2019 we received concerns that this provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

We visited the provider on 18 October 2019 and have served a Welfare Requirements Notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescales set out. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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-ensure your safeguarding policy and procedure is in line with the guidance and procedures of the Local South Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership. The safeguarding policy and procedures must include an explanation of the action to be taken when there are safeguarding concerns about a child and in the event of an allegation being made against a household member, and cover the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting

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-attend a child protection training course to increase your knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and enables you identify, understand and respond appropriately to signs of possible abuse and neglect

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-ensure you hold a full and current paediatric first aid (PFA) certificate which is renewed every three years

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-ensure that children are always within sight or hearing of the registered childminder

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-take all reasonable steps to ensure children in your care are not exposed to risks and demonstrate how you are managing risks when children sleep overnight, for example, possible risks from trailing leads and unsecured windows in the bedroom

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-ensure that vehicles in which children are being transported, and the driver of those vehicles, are adequately insured.

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We made a follow up visit to the provider on 20 November 2019 to monitor the action they had taken. We found that the provider had taken some action to comply with some of the welfare requirements. For example, they have now completed a paediatric first aid course, the room used for overnight care is safe and suitable, the provider will not be using her car to transport minded children and she explained how she would ensure that children would always be within her sight and hearing.

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However, we have re-served the following welfare requirements and the provider must take action by 16 December 2019:

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-ensure your safeguarding policy and procedure is in line with the guidance and procedures of the Local South Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership. The safeguarding policy and procedures must include an explanation of the action to be taken when there are safeguarding concerns about a child and in the event of an allegation being made against a household member, and cover the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting

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-attend a child protection training course to increase your knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and enables you identify, understand and respond appropriately to signs of possible abuse and neglect

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We have also served a notice of action to improve and the provider must also take the following actions by 16 December 2019:

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-increase your knowledge and understanding of different activities and learning experiences to promote children's development in all areas of learning

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-seek advice from the Information Commissioners Officers and increase your knowledge and understanding of how to protect data and information

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-promote children's language, communication and early literacy skills, for example by ensuring a more varied range of books, suitable for different ages, is available.

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After several attempted visits we re-visited the provider on 6 January 2020. Despite the provider taking appropriate action to comply with the welfare requirements notice we are taking steps to cancel the registration. This is in part due to concerns about the providers ability to maintain improvements made, which they have been unable to do in the past. The provider has a right to object to our intention to cancel their registration.

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Publication of compliance action

We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration.

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Publication of compliance action

We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years commencing on the date we complete our investigation.

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Publication of compliance action

For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted .

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