The Brambles

Summary of outcome

All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, which you can find at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2. If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right.

p.1

Summary of outcome

On 13 September 2021, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

p.1

Summary of outcome

On 23 September 2021, 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.

p.1

Summary of outcome

update safeguarding policies to reflect the changes to the organisation, ensuring they are in line with the guidance and procedures of the relevant local safeguarding partnership (LSP)

p.1

Summary of outcome

identify a practitioner to take lead responsibility for safeguarding and ensure they have completed a training course that enables them to understand and respond appropriately to signs of possible abuse and neglect and provide support, advice and guidance to any other staff

p.1

Summary of outcome

train all staff to understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure they have and a secure knowledge of child protection and know how to respond to any concerns at the earliest opportunity in a timely and appropriate way implement effective systems to ensure that practitioners, and any other person who may have regular contact with children (including those living or working on the premises), are suitable

p.1

Summary of outcome

implement procedures to ensure that staff understand they are expected to disclose any convictions, cautions, court orders, reprimands and warnings that may affect their suitability to work with children (whether received before or during their employment at the setting)

p.2

Summary of outcome

maintain a record of staff qualifications and the identity checks and vetting processes that have been completed (including the criminal records check reference number, the date a check was obtained and details of who obtained it)

p.2

Summary of outcome

implement effective induction training to staff to understand their roles and responsibilities, this must include information about emergency evacuation procedures, safeguarding, child protection, and health and safety issues

p.2

Summary of outcome

put in place effective arrangements for the supervision of staff who have contact with children and families, this includes support, coaching and training for staff to promote the interests of children and to encourage the confidential discussion of sensitive issues

p.2

Summary of outcome

display (or make available to parents) staff paediatric first aid (PFA) certificates or a list of staff who have a current PFA certificate

p.2

Summary of outcome

allocate a key person to each child to ensure care is tailored to meet their individual needs to help the child become familiar with the setting, offer a settled relationship for the child and build a relationship with their parents

p.2

Summary of outcome

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

p.2

Summary of outcome

implement staffing arrangements that meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety, including the adult to child and qualification ratios for the different age groups as stipulated in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

p.3

Summary of outcome

demonstrate how staff working as apprentices in early education (aged 16 or over) are considered competent and responsible to be included in the adult to child ratios

p.3

Summary of outcome

provide fresh drinking water ensuring it is always accessible to children

p.3

Summary of outcome

provide food hygiene training for all staff involved in preparing and handling food

p.3

Summary of outcome

make sure all records are easily accessible and available for the inspector.

p.3

Summary of outcome

On 15 October 2021, we completed an unannounced visit. We found that the provider had addressed all the areas identified. We are satisfied with the action taken.

p.3

Summary of outcome

The provider remains registered with Ofsted.

p.3

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

p.3

Publication of complaints

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

p.4