Footsteps Stafford

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 21 June 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 28 June 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 implement effective systems to ensure that practitioners, and any other person who may have regular contact with children, are suitable

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n provide staff with induction training and continuous professional development opportunities to ensure that they fully understand their roles and responsibilities

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n improve the deployment of staff to ensure that children are adequately supervised at all times, including while eating

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n ensure that all areas of the premises are fit for purpose and suitable for the ages of children being cared for

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n improve hygiene practices and cleanliness of the premises to promote children's health and safety

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n ensure that all staff are responsive to and meet children's basic care needs to keep them safe and well

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n implement appropriate policies and procedures for administering medication and responding to unwell children to promote every child's health and well-being

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n improve the supervision of all staff to effectively monitor their teaching and practice in order to ensure that every child receives at least a good quality of care and education.

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On 6 July 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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We found that the provider had improved their systems for checking the suitability of staff who work with children. There are appropriate arrangements in place for providing staff with induction training and continuous professional development opportunities. The provider has improved the deployment of staff to ensure that children are adequately supervised at all times. Changes have been made to the premises to ensure that they are clean, hygienic and fit for purpose. Training has been provided to staff to ensure that they understand how to meet children's basic needs. The provider has implemented an appropriate procedure for administering medication and responding to children who are unwell. Suitable arrangements have been put in place to effectively monitor staff's teaching and practice.

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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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