Mini Willows Day Nursery

Summary of outcome

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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Summary of outcome

On 6 Jun 2023 , we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 12 June 2023 , we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have 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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Summary of outcome

n ensure all staff have a clear understanding of the nursery's safeguarding policy and know the correct reporting procedures to follow if there are concerned about a child or a staff member's practice

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n ensure the designated safeguarding lead has a secure knowledge and understanding of child protection, and knows the correct reporting procedures n implement effective recruitment processes to ensure staff working with children are suitable

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n establish an effective system for induction and supervision of staff, which provides appropriate coaching and training, to improve their knowledge and understanding of what their responsibilities are

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n implement an effective key-person system to ensure children's needs are met

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n improve staff deployment across the nursery to ensure children are supervised well and their needs are met

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n teach children to understand the expected behavioural boundaries so they learn how to behave appropriately and to help minimise disruptions to their learning

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n ensure staff follow safe practice and implement robust risk assessment to assure the safety and wellbeing of children.

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Summary of outcome

On 3 July 2023 , we carried out a regulatory visit to check what steps the provider had taken to meet the actions set. We found that the provider had improved supervisions and training arrangements to ensure all staff, including the designated safeguarding lead have a secure knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures and now fully understand their responsibilities. We also found that staff have improved their understanding of risk assessment and safe practice. In addition, the provider has improved staff deployment to ensure all children are supervised effectively and their needs are met. The provider continues to support staff to implement effective behaviour management strategies to help children understand the expected behavioural boundaries.

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Summary of outcome

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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