Amersham Afterschool & Breakfast Club

Outcome summary

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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Outcome summary

On 22 January 2022, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be not met. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.

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Outcome summary

On 07 March 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. During the visit we found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions, but not others. Since the inspection the provider has ensured staff have a secure knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures, through training, to keep children safe. Additionally, the provider has implemented robust recruitment procedures with the support of the local authority advisor. This ensures those working with children are suitable to do so. Furthermore, the provider has trained staff to ensure they consistently implement the settings behaviour management policy. Finally, the provider has improved her understanding of the notifications that must be made to Ofsted.

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Outcome summary

During the visit we identified some additional concerns in addition to the unmet actions. We have served another 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. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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Outcome summary

n implement effective processes for the supervision and monitoring of all staff to identify and address issues as they arise and provide coaching to improve staff's effectiveness and to maintain children's safety

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n take immediate action to ensure that children are adequately supervised, and staff are effectively deployed at all times to meet children's needs and maintain their safety

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n ensure that children are provided with healthy, balanced and nutritious food and promote healthy choices

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n ensure risk assessments are robust and all risks and hazards to children's safety are identified, removed, or minimised swiftly, particularly in relation to the outdoor area or when children are eating

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n implement effective partnerships with parents and other settings children may attend to consistently promote a highly effective approach to supporting children's wellbeing and to meet their individual needs

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On 27 April 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 the last monitoring visit. During the visit, we found the provider did not make sufficient progress to address the actions set. Some of the safeguarding and welfare requirements remain unmet. During the visit was also identified some additional concerns in addition to the unmet actions. We have served another 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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n take immediate steps to ensure that relevant safeguarding procedures are followed in the event of an incident where a child is put at risk

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n ensure that all staff whose suitability has not been checked do not have unsupervised contact with the children being cared for

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n implement effective processes for the supervision and monitoring of all staff to identify and address issues as they arise and provide coaching to improve staff's effectiveness and to maintain children's safety

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n take immediate action to ensure that children are adequately supervised, and staff are effectively deployed at all times to meet children's needs and maintain their safety

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n ensure that all children are provided with healthy, balanced, and nutritious food and promote healthy choices

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n ensure a written record is kept of any accidents and inform parents of any accidents or injuries sustained by their child on the same day as, or as soon as reasonably practicable

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n ensure risk assessments are robust and all risks and hazards to children's safety are identified, removed, or minimised swiftly, particularly in relation to the outdoor area or when children are eating

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n implement effective procedures for the transportation of children to and from school and to ensure only those children who are booked into the club are collected

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n implement effective partnerships with parents and other settings children attend to consistently promote a highly effective approach to supporting children's well-being and to meet their individual needs

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On 13 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 the last monitoring visit. Also, to assess whether threshold for suspension continued to be met. During the visit, we found the provider had made progress to address some of the actions set. The actions relating to safeguarding, outings and unvetted staff have been met. The other actions will remain open. These will be assessed at the time of re-inspection.

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Outcome summary

We lifted the suspension because the provider took appropriate action to deal with the matter that led to the suspension. We are satisfied that the identified risk of harm to children has been removed. The provider remains 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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