Childminder EY260265

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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.

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At an inspection on 25 November 2019 we found the care being provided to be inadequate, requiring enforcement action. As a result, we 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 inspection report and provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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keep a written record each time any medicine is administered to a child

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implement an effective procedure for the administration of medicines. This includes only administering medicines where written permission for that particular medicine has been obtained from the child's parent/carer prior to administration

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increase knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage to ensure all legal requirements are consistently met and children receive a quality experience which consistently improves

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maintain a daily written record of the hours of attendance for all children

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secure a robust knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues, including the prevent duty and signs and symptoms of abuse, in order to help protect children

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secure a robust understanding of the correct procedures to follow should an allegation of abuse be made against any person working or living on the premises

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keep a written record of all injuries, accidents and first aid provided to children and share this information with parents

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ensure appropriate information is shared with parents to help meet children's individual needs, including children's levels of development and guidance on how parents can support their child's learning at home

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provide nutritious and well-balanced meals for children in order to promote their good health .

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We also issued a notice to improve, which asks the provider to take action by 13 January 2020.

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ensure all children are observed and assessed appropriately in order to plan tailored and suitably challenging activities which support their individual development

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ensure children are provided with opportunities to develop a rich vocabulary and learn across all areas of the early years foundation stage, including literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts and design

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ensure an appropriate progress check is completed and shared with parents when children are aged between two and three years

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gather appropriate information on all children when they first start, including current levels of development and information on the child's experiences so far, to help plan how to help them build on what they know and can already do.

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We carried out a visit on 15 January 2020, to check compliance with the welfare requirements notice. We found that the provider had accepted support from a local adviser and had taken sufficient steps to address the majority of the actions set. However, the provider had not taken effective action to improve her knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures. The provider continued to lack knowledge of how to respond suitably in the event of an allegation being made about herself. Therefore, the actions relating to safeguarding were not met.

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We have served a further welfare requirements notice which requires the provider to:

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secure a robust knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures, including the 'Prevent' duty and what to do in the local area should you have concerns about a child or an allegation is made against yourself, by 21 February 2020.

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We will monitor to ensure compliance with the welfare requirements notice. The provider remains registered with Ofsted.

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