Squirrels Children Day Nursery, Middleton

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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 3 March 2023, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

The report and inspection outcome has been published. Following the inspection we served a welfare requirements notice on 13 March 2023. 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 that staff and leaders are aware of local safeguarding procedures and understand safeguarding issues

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n ensure that staff receive supervision, guidance and coaching sessions to improve their practice

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n ensure that the key-person system meets the emotional well-being of children

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n ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children including through effective deployment of staff and supervision of children

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n ensure the policy and procedures for administering medication include systems for obtaining information about a child's needs and checking that prescription medicines have been prescribed by a doctor, dentist, nurse or pharmacist

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n ensure that written permission is obtained from parents and that a written record is kept each time medication is administered to children n ensure that staff provide children with clear expectations about their behaviour

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n ensure that there are an adequate number of working toilets

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n ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities get the support that they need

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n make information available to parents regarding staffing in the setting and the name of their child's key person.

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On 14 April 2023, we carried out a monitoring visit. 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 complaints

We publish details of complaints made against childminders, home childcarers and childcare providers where we or the provider have taken action in order to meet legal requirements.

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Publication of complaints

We publish details of complaints on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of complaints

For further information about the complaints process please view the Concerns and complaints about childminders and childcare providers leaflet .

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