Childminder in Swindon

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

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The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection we 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 be alert to any issues of concern in a child's life at home or elsewhere

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n improve knowledge and understanding of safeguarding matters to be able to identify possible signs of abuse and follow procedures to respond to concerns in a timely and appropriate way

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n complete risk assessments and take all reasonable steps to ensure that children are not to exposed to risks, particularly when on outings and when the family dog is present

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n manage children's behaviour in an appropriate way that does not threaten any punishment and helps them to understand right from wrong and the consequences of their actions on others.

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Actions needed by 17 March 2023: n improve partnerships with parents and gain relevant information that enables you to tailor your care to meet the individual needs of the children

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n ensure you obtain and record information about who has parental responsibility for each child.

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We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed.

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On 30 March 2023, we found that the provider had not met the actions set in the welfare requirement notice. We have served another 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 be alert to any issues of concern in a child's life at home or elsewhere

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n improve knowledge and understanding of safeguarding matters to be able to identify possible signs of abuse and follow procedures to respond to concerns in a timely and appropriate way

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n complete risk assessments and take all reasonable steps to ensure that children are not to exposed to risks, particularly when on outings

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n manage children's behaviour in an appropriate way that does not threaten any punishment and helps them to understand right from wrong and the consequences of their actions on others

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n improve partnerships with parents and gain relevant information that enables you to tailor your care to meet the individual needs of the children

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n ensure you obtain and record information about who has parental responsibility for each child. On 5 April 2023, we found the provider had met some of the safeguarding welfare actions but not others. The provider has improved her understanding of child protection procedures. She has gained information about children's home life and who has parental responsibility. The provider works with parents to gain a better understanding of children's individual needs. However, she has not met the actions around risk assessment or managing children's behaviour. We have served another welfare requirement 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 identify and remove risks to children, both in the home and on outings.

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n develop strategies to manage children's behaviour in an appropriate way, to help them to understand right from wrong and the consequences of their actions.

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On 17 April 2023 we carried out a regulatory telephone call to the provider. We found the provider had improved her knowledge of how to identify potential risks to children and she has developed better methods to keep children safe in her home and on outings.

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On 24 April 2023 we carried out a regulatory telephone call to the provider. We found the provider had improved her behaviour management strategies. She now supports children to learn the consequences of their actions and she helps them to understand their feelings and emotions. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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