Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in West Northamptonshire

Summary of outcome

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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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.

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Summary of outcome

On, 22 October 2020 we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 17 November 2020, 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. Additionally, the provider failed to notify us of a significant event that may impact on the suitability of a person living or working on the premises. This is a requirement of registration. We took no further action as the provider is now clear on the requirement to notify Ofsted.

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Summary of outcome

n supply Ofsted with the necessary information of all those persons living or working on the premises in order for the relevant suitability checks to be completed

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n ensure staff: child ratios are met at all times

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n maintain a daily record of the names of children being cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance and the name of their key worker.

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Summary of outcome

Additionally, the provider failed to notify us of a significant of significant changes to persons working on the premises. This is a requirement of registration.

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Summary of outcome

On 9 December we carried out a compliance monitoring visit. We found that the provider had met all the actions served within the notice. The provider has notified Ofsted of the changes to person's working on the premises. She is now clear on requirements to notify Ofsted effectively. The provider has supplied Ofsted with the required information to enable checks to be completed on people working at the premises are suitable to care for children. The provider has devised a new attendance register which allows her to document the precise times of children's arrival and departure.

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Summary of outcome

The provider remains 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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