Morris, Tracey Dawn

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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 25 April 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 will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 26 April 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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Summary of outcome

• ensure adults who have not had their suitability checked do not have unsupervised contact with children

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• ensure you provide Ofsted with relevant information on assistants to enable necessary suitability checks to be carried out.

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• ensure you have a secure knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures in line with local safeguarding partners (LSP). This includes an understanding of what to do in the event of an allegation being made against adults working with children

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• ensure you have a secure knowledge and understanding of how to identify signs of possible abuse or neglect at the earliest opportunity and respond in a timely manner

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• improve the hygiene of children's nappy changing procedures, to prevent cross- contamination and the spread of infection.

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Summary of outcome

On 2 May 2023, we carried out a regulatory telephone call. The focus of the call was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions, raised at their last inspection. The childminder has taken appropriate steps to ensure that adults who have not had their suitability checked do not have unsupervised contact with children. She has amended the routines of the setting including nappy changing procedures and school drops offs and collections. Children are supervised by an adult who has had their suitability checked. The childminder has provided Ofsted with relevant information on her assistant to enable necessary suitability checks to be carried out.

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Summary of outcome

On 10 May 2023, we carried out a 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

The childminder has a secure understanding of safeguarding procedures in line with local safeguarding partners (LSP). She has attended safeguarding training to improve her knowledge and understanding. The childminder knows what to do in the event of an allegation being made against adults working with children. She has a secure understanding of how to identify signs of possible abuse or neglect. The childminder identifies and documents children's pre-existing injuries effectively. She responds to concerns in a timely manner. The childminder has improved the hygiene of children's nappy changing procedures. She uses a changing mat while changing children's nappies. The childminder prevents cross-contamination and the spread of infection sufficiently.

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Summary of outcome

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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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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