Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Devon

Summary of outcome

All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage . If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right. On 22 May 2019, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be inadequate. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 10 September 2020, we carried out a regulatory telephone call. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at their last inspection.

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Summary of outcome

We found that the provider had improved their knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures and fully understands their responsibilities. They have developed new systems to record concerns raised about children and information sharing procedures to use with staff. The provider has reviewed the training packages she offers staff and included wider safeguarding matters in her induction and probation periods. In addition, the provider has attended safer recruitment training and reviewed her recruitment and selection procedures to ensure staff working with children have suitability checks completed. The provider has implemented a new register system to record children's attendance. The provider has also implemented a new system for the recording and investigating of complaints. The provider has developed her monitoring procedures for supporting and coaching staff. Finally, the provider has implemented new procedures for working in

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Summary of outcome

partnership with parents and other settings children attend.

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Summary of outcome

We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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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. 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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