Early years · Early years compliance action
Childminder in Lancashire
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- Inspection datesingle source
11 May 2022
- URN verified
2516245
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- 2
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- 373
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- Flesch 47, typical 35
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- 18 words
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- typical 5
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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, which you can find at
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Summary of outcome
www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2.
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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 9 March 2022 and 7 April 2022, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 22 April 2022. 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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n ensure assistants are not included in ratios until they are deemed suitable by Ofsted
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n ensure systems are in place to enable Ofsted to check the suitability of any person living or working on the premises from which the childminding is being provided
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n improve knowledge of safeguarding issues, to identify signs of possible abuse and neglect at the earliest opportunity, and respond to these concerns in a timely manner
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n be alert to any issues of concern in a child's life at home or elsewhere, and this must include seeking information about agencies involved.
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Summary of outcome
On 6 May 2022, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions, raised at their last inspection.
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Summary of outcome
We found that the provider had improved her systems to ensure that people working with children are suitable. The provider now ensures that assistants are not included in ratios, until they are deemed suitable by Ofsted. The provider has completed training to improve her knowledge of safeguarding issues. She is able to identify signs of possible abuse and neglect at the earliest opportunity, and knows to respond to these concerns in a timely manner. The provider has also developed her awareness of issues of concern in a child's life at home or elsewhere, and she now seeks information about agencies involved with families.
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Summary of outcome
We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
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