Childminder in Bradford

Summary of outcome

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills is leading Ofsted's work into how regulatory 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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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 that they put matters right.

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Summary of outcome

On 26 November 2019, we carried out an inspection and found that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be requires improvement. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was asked to take to meet the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 9 November 2020, while routine inspections were suspended, we carried out an interim telephone call. The focus of the call was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare action raised at their last inspection. We found that the provider had reviewed and amended their documentation to include details of parental responsibility.

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Summary of outcome

During the same telephone call, we discussed a notification made by the provider on 17 June 2020, regarding a child that left the premises for a short period of time. The notification means that the provider met their legal responsibility, as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage to notify Ofsted of such an incident. We discussed the circumstances of this incident and found that the provider had made the garden gate more secure.

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Summary of outcome

We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the action raised and of the incident in the notification. 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.

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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.

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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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