Childminder in Essex

Summary of outcome

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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Summary of outcome

On 7 February 2020 we conducted a monitoring visit to check whether the provider was meeting the Welfare Requirements Notices set at the last inspection. 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.

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take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks. Make sure risk assessments identify risks and how they are removed or minimised by 30/01/2020.

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manage all children's behaviour in an appropriate way to ensure they develop social skills and understand what acceptable behaviour with other children is. To be completed by 30/01/2020. This WRN was met on 7 February 2020.

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3.20 Staff qualifications, training, support and skills

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undertake effective professional development that ensures children are provided with high- quality learning and development experiences by 03/03/2020.

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3.22 Staff qualifications, training, support and skills ensure that the supervision arrangements for assistants are effective in monitoring and improving personal effectiveness and identify and support staff to undertake appropriate training by 30/01/2020. This WRN was met on 7 February 2020.

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comply with the requirements of health and safety legislation, this is with particular reference to the lack of hygiene measures in both the house and village hall by 30/01/2020. This WRN was met on 7 February 2020.

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In addition, actions were set under the learning and development requirements:

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make certain that children's assessments precisely identify their levels of achievement to accurately inform planning and provide challenge that helps them to make good progress in learning by 30/01/2020.

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make certain that each child's care and learning are tailored to meet their precise needs from the start by 30/01/2020.

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At the visit on 7 February 2020, the provider had failed to identify and minimise all possible risks and hazards to children. Therefore, a further Welfare Requirements Notice was issued. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescales set out.

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ensure risk assessments identify all possible hazards to children and the action required to minimise those risks by 3 March 2020. On 3 March 2020 we conducted a further monitoring visit to check whether the provider was meeting the Welfare Requirements Notices set at the last inspection and monitoring visit. 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.

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At this visit, the provider was found to have met all outstanding actions.

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The provider remains registered with Ofsted.

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