Childminder EY499048

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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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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.

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On 8 September 2021 and 12 October 2021, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of the requirements.

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On 14 October 2021, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have served two welfare requirements notices. These are legal notices that require the provider to take the actions below within the timescales 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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n ensure sleeping children are frequently checked to ensure that they are safe

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n ensure there is always one person who has a current paediatric first aid certificate on the premises and available at all times when children are present

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n ensure all children are kept safe while on outings, with particular reference to the safety and supervision of children when in a vehicle

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n ensure children's safety by adequately supervising them and deploying assistants effectively

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n ensure that the premises are secure so that children cannot leave the premises unsupervised and to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises

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n keep a daily record of the names of the children being cared for and their hours of attendance.

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n ensure that any exceptions made to the usual childminding ratios meet requirements

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n ensure all childminding assistants have appropriate qualifications, training, skills, knowledge and a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities

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n complete effective risk assessments to ensure children are not exposed to risks while in the childminder's home or on outings.

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We monitored the provider's response to the actions, to ensure they were successfully completed, by carrying out a regulatory telephone call on 28 October 2021 and a regulatory visit on 02 December 2021.

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We found that the provider was no longer leaving her assistant in sole charge of the children. The provider ensures sleeping children are frequently checked to ensure they are safe. Children sleep in the play room where they are always in sight and sound of the provider. The provider holds a full paediatric first aid certificate and is always with the children. The provider ensures children are safe when they are with her in a vehicle. She has made arrangements with the local school she serves so that she does not need to leave children unattended in her vehicle while completing the school run. The provider ensures her premises are secure by keeping the doors locked and by always being at the premises when children are present. The provider now keeps a daily record of the names of the children being cared for and their hours of attendance. The provider is no longer making any exceptions to the usual childminding ratios. The provider has completed effective risk

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assessments to ensure children are not exposed to risks while in her home or on outings.

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We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still 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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