Walsall Black Sisters Collective

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Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills is leading Ofsted's work into how regulated early years and childcare providers in England have delivered child- centred practice and care, within the context of the restrictions placed on society during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

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All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage . 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 October 2022, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be not met with enforcement. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this. The provider is required to take the following actions as listed below:

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implement effective systems to ensure that practitioners, and any other person who may have regular contact with children, including those working on the premises, are suitable

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ensure that at least one person who has a current paediatric first aid (PFA) certificate is on the premises and available at all times when children are present, and accompanies children on outings, including when they are collected from school

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ensure that the lead practitioners who are responsible for safeguarding children attend a child protection training course that is in line with the requirements of the local safeguarding partnership's policy

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implement an effective safeguarding policy that includes an explanation of the action to be taken in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff, and covers the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting

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train all staff to understand the updated safeguarding policy and procedures with particularly regard to managing allegations and the use of mobile phones

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take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks and demonstrate how they are managing risks

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take all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises and implement agreed procedure for checking the identity of visitors record information about the identity checks and vetting processes that have been completed on staff

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ensure that outdoor activities are planned and taken on a daily basis

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ensure that the provided meals and snacks are healthy, balanced and nutritious.

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Due to the nature of the concerns, we suspended the provider's registration. However, before serving a welfare requirement notice, which is a legal notice related to the actions raised, the provider chose to resign their registration with immediate effect. We have accepted their resignation and therefore, the provider is no longer 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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