Childminder in Lancashire

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Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills is leading Ofsted's work into how regulated early years and childcare providers in England have delivered child- centred practice and care, within the context of the restrictions placed on society during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

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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.

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On 14 October, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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On 16 October, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We 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.

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n update your policy and procedures in line with the guidance and procedures of your local statutory children's services agencies and Local Safeguarding Children Board

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n train all staff to understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure they have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues

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n put effective systems in place to ensure that people looking after children are suitable to fulfil the requirements of their role

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n provide information to enable Ofsted to check the suitability of every person living or working on the domestic premises from which childminding is being provided, including obtaining enhanced criminal records checks and barred list checks

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n keep a written record of accidents or injuries and first aid treatment and inform parents and/or carers of any accident or injury sustained by the child on the same day as, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, and of any first aid treatment given

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n ensure the premises are fit for purpose and suitable for the age of children cared for and the activities provided and comply with requirements of health and safety legislation including fire safety, hygiene requirements and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations

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n take all reasonable steps to ensure staff and children are not exposed to risks and be able to demonstrate how risks are managed

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n maintain accurate records and share information with parents and carers, other professionals working with the child, the police, social services and Ofsted to ensure the safe and efficient management of the setting, and to help ensure the needs of all children are met

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n keep records easily accessible and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them

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n ensure there is a record for each child which includes: their full name; date of birth; name and address of every parent and/or carer who is known to the provider (and information about any other person who has parental responsibility for the child); which parent(s) and/or carer(s) the child normally lives with; and emergency contact details for parents and/or carers

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n put in place a written procedure for dealing with concerns and complaints from parents and/or carers, and keep a written record of any complaints and their outcome and make this available to Ofsted on request

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n keep an accurate daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance and the names of each child's key person.

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On 30 October 2020, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor the actions taken and we found that the provider has assessed risks and removed or minimised them to create a safer environment for children. She has checked the safety information on all cleaning fluids, changed some products to different ones and improved the storage of them to comply with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations. She has improved her knowledge and understanding of the guidance and procedures of her local statutory children's services agencies and Local Safeguarding Children Board. She has trained all her assistants to understand the safeguarding policy and procedures. There are now effective systems in place to ensure people looking after children are suitable for their role. These include informing Ofsted when employing a new assistant, so their suitability can be checked.

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There are improved systems in place to ensure accurate records are kept. Suitable forms are ready for use to record accidents or injuries and to inform parents on the same day or as soon as practical. The required information is now available for each child. The provider checks that the attendance of children is accurately recorded. A suitable complaints procedure is available, and a log of complaints kept. Documents are stored confidentially but available to share with parents, carers and other agencies who have a right to see them. 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 complaints

We publish details of complaints made against childminders, home childcarers and childcare providers where we or the provider have taken action in order to meet legal requirements.

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Publication of complaints

We publish details of complaints on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of complaints

For further information about the complaints process please view the Concerns and complaints about childminders and childcare providers leaflet .

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