Hughes, Patricia

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 11 September 2020, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. On 25 November 2020, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We served a welfare requirement notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take action.

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Summary of outcome

On 08 December 2020, we carried out a second regulatory visit. The focus of this visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions, raised in the welfare requirement notice.

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Summary of outcome

We found that the provider had met all the actions set. She has re-organised the premises and equipment in a way that meets children's needs. She has provided additional space for children to play. Children move safely from one area to another and the care of older children does not adversely affect the care of children receiving early years provision. The provider also makes sure that people, who have not had their suitability checked, do not have unsupervised contact with children being care for.

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Summary of outcome

Additionally, during the visit, we found a new area of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting another requirement as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. In relation to the new area of concern, we have issued an action for the provider to take. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the action below within the timescale set out. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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Summary of outcome

n improve your understanding of your responsibilities and knowledge to maintain the correct adult: child ratios.

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Summary of outcome

We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the action is successfully completed.

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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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