Honey Tots Day Nursery

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 28 September 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 5 October 2022. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescales set out.

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n ensure staff understand how to identify and address risks in the environment to keep children safe

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n provide staff with adequate training and support to ensure they know how to deliver good quality of care and education and offer the best possible learning environment for children

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n ensure staff are deployed to effectively keep children safe at all times

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n use effective and consistent strategies to promote children's behaviour and help them understand and manage their emotions

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n ensure staff provide a clean and hygienic environment for children to explore and play safely. On 14 October 2022, we carried out an unannounced 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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Summary of outcome

We found that the provider and staff have improved their knowledge and understanding of how to identify and address risks in the environment to keep children safe. The provider is supporting staff by providing training and regular supervision and coaching to identify support they may need to deliver consistently good care and teaching. Staff are deployed effectively to best support the needs of all children and ensure they are safe. The provider and staff have implemented effective, consistent strategies to promote positive behaviour and help children understand their emotions. Staff provide a hygienic space for children to play, they ensure they tidy up after meal times and keep the play spaces clean.

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The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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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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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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