Childminder in Lancashire

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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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 17 July 2022, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection we served a welfare requirements notice on 9 August 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 implement effective risk assessments to ensure children's safety in the outdoor area

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n improve knowledge and understanding of safer sleep guidelines and ensure the safest practice is implemented

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n review and improve the organisation of the daily routine to ensure children's care needs are fully met, with particular regard to the arrangements for meals and snacks

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n keep records for each child, including: their name and date of birth; the name, address and emergency contact details of their parent(s), and information about who has parental responsibility n keep a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance

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n target training and professional development opportunities to strengthen knowledge and the teaching of the curriculum

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On 18 August 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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We found that the childminder had improved their procedures relating to risk assessments, meaning the outdoor area was safe and suitable for use. She had also improved her knowledge and understanding of safer sleep guidelines and reviewed her practice to ensure the safest practice is implemented. The organisation of the daily routine was much improved to ensure children's care needs are fully met. We also found that the childminder had obtained required records for all children in her care. She had also reviewed and improved her system to ensure an accurate record of each child's hours of attendance is maintained. The childminder also explained how she has researched and read relevant documents to strengthen her knowledge and the teaching of the curriculum for early years children.

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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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