Youngsters

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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On 20 July 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 25 July 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 child protection procedures are consistently implemented, with specific regard to obtaining and recording clear information about children's pre-existing injuries

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n ensure designated safeguarding leads have a good understanding of how to implement safeguarding policies and procedures, and are fully aware of their responsibility to liaise with statutory children's services agencies, including the local safeguarding children partnership

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n ensure staff are consistently and effectively deployed so that children are always supervised, supported and have their needs met.

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On 19 August 2022, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. The provider had fewer children present and staff were deployed in a way that ensured children were adequately supervised. Additionally, during the regulatory visit on 19 August 2022, we found new areas of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. In relation to the new areas of concern, and the unmet actions, we have served a 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 ensure all staff have up to date knowledge of safeguarding issues and are able to identify signs of possible abuse and neglect

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n ensure designated safeguarding leads have a good understanding of how to implement safeguarding policies and procedures, and are fully aware of their responsibility to liaise with statutory children's services agencies, including the local safeguarding children partnership

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n train all staff to understand the setting's safeguarding policy and procedures, including what to do if they are concerned about a child or in the event of an allegation being made

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n maintain relevant records, and obtain and share information with parents, carers and other professionals working with the child, including social care services, to help ensure children's needs are fully met.

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On 31 August 2022, the provider notified us of their wish to resign their registration. Consequently, we did not monitor their compliance with the welfare requirements notice. They are no longer a registered childcare provider.

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