Stepping Stones Nursery and Woodland Adventures

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.

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Summary of outcome

On 9 May 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 inadequate. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 26 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 previous inspection. We found the provider had taken steps to ensure the security of the premises by keeping external doors closed. The provider had reviewed the nappy changing area and made changes to protect children's privacy when changing nappies and using the potty. The provider had also taken steps to improve their own, and the staff team's, knowledge of safeguarding procedures.

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Summary of outcome

Additionally, during the regulatory visit on 26 May 2022, we found a new area of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting another requirement as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. In relation to the new area of concern, we issued an action for the provider to take. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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Summary of outcome

n follow robust recruitment procedures to ensure the staff working with children are suitable to do so.

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Summary of outcome

The provider has taken steps to improve their procedures for the recruitment of new staff. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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Publication of compliance action

We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration.

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Publication of compliance action

We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of compliance action

For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted .

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