Childminder in Surrey

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 1 September 2022 we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. On 6 September 2022, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. 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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Summary of outcome

n ensure that the ratio requirements are met at all times

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Summary of outcome

n obtain parents' permission to leave children with an assistant, including for short periods of time

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n ensure that smoking is not allowed in the premises when children are present or about to be present

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n maintain a daily record of children's hours of attendance.

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Summary of outcome

We monitored the welfare requirements notice on 21 September 2022 through conducting a regulatory visit. We found that the provider had reduced the numbers of children she was caring for and was meeting the requirements relating to ratios. She had sought parents' permission for leaving an assistant in sole charge of children. We also found that the provider had improved systems for ensuring that smoking is not allowed on the premises, and she reintroduced her process for monitoring children's attendance. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. 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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