Childminder in Birmingham

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 7 June 2022, we carried out an inspection and found the childminder 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 17 June 2022. This is a legal notice that requires the childminder to take the actions below within the timescales set out. The childminder will be able to give parents further information about this.

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n ensure that childminder has knowledge and understanding of issues that can make a child vulnerable to abuse in the child's life at home or elsewhere in the community

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n ensure robust record keeping for safeguarding is introduced

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n ensure that reports are responded to in a timely manner

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n ensure development of procedures for information sharing and working with other agencies.

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On 11 June 2022, we undertook an unannounced visit to monitor compliance with the welfare requirements notice. We found that the childminder has taken sufficient steps to develop her knowledge and understanding of issues that can make a child vulnerable to abuse in their life at home or elsewhere in the community. She now ensures that records which help to safeguard children are maintained. The childminder now understands that she must make a referral to the appropriate agencies in a timely manner and is now clearer about the importance of sharing information and working with other agencies.

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However we also found that the childminder was not meeting other requirements of the EYFS. 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. Actions needed by 2 August 2022:

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n ensure the assistant understands her safeguarding responsibilities, specifically the action to take in the event of an allegation against a person working with children

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n ensure effective risk assessment is undertaken in order to identify, remove or minimise any risks to children's safety.

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On 3 August 2022 we carried out an unannounced visit to monitor compliance with the welfare requirements notice. We found that the childminder had taken appropriate action to ensure the assistant understands her safeguarding responsibilities, specifically the action to take in the event of an allegation against a person working with children. The childminder had undertaken effective risk assessment in order to identify, remove or minimise any risks to children's safety.

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

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