Childminder 131331

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. On 6 February 2020, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these 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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ensure safeguarding and child protection knowledge is robust and in line with local safeguarding partners and their local multi agency safeguarding arrangements by 28 February 2020,

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ensure safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures are up to date and in line with local safeguarding partners and their local multi agency safeguarding arrangements by 28 February 2020

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ensure you have a clear understanding of your roles and responsibilities to promote the overall quality of care and education for all children by 28 February 2020

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ensure there are effective systems in place to promote children's understanding of good health and hygiene by 28 February 2020

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keep a written record of accidents or injuries and first aid treatment and ensure written records have been shared with parents by 28 February 2020 ensure the environment is fit for purpose with particular regard to the cleanliness of resources and equipment by 28 February 2020 and

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implement arrangements to ensure that relevant information is shared effectively with parents and other professionals to make sure the needs of all children are met by 28 February 2020.

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We visited the provider on 12 March 2020 to monitor the actions set and issued further actions to be completed within the timeframe below:

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gain a thorough understanding of the new local working arrangements of the 'local safeguarding partnerships' and the process you must follow if you have a concern about a child or when an allegation is made against yourself or a household member is made, by 1 May 2020,

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attend a lead practitioner training course to refresh knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe, and to update knowledge of any changes to local safeguarding arrangements by 1 May 2020,

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ensure accident forms are completed accurately with the key information required and share with parents in accordance with the early years foundation stage by 1 May 2020 and

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gain a secure understanding of how to support children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities, in particular speech and language development, including how to access external support in a timely way to ensure children make the best progress possible by 1 May 2020. A telephone interview was conducted with the provider on 1 July 2020. We found that the provider had taken appropriate steps to meet the actions set. No further action is needed. The provider remains registered with Ofsted.

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