Childminder in Hertfordshire

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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On 17 March 2023, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be inadequate. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.

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On 19 April 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 and learning and development actions, raised at their last inspection. 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. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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implement an effective safeguarding policy that includes the procedure to report any concerns about a child

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implement a procedure that includes the steps to be taken for reporting any allegations of serious harm or abuse by any person living or working at the premises, whether the allegations relate to harm or abuse committed on the premises or elsewhere

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provide Ofsted with the required information to enable all suitability checks to be completed, including the Disclosure and Barring Service check for any proposed assistants

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improve knowledge of when and with whom it is appropriate to discuss safeguarding concerns about children

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ensure that appropriate professional development opportunities are undertaken to improve knowledge and understanding of how to provide a well-designed curriculum for children

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implement a curriculum that delivers challenging and enjoyable experiences for each child, focusing on what they need to learn next to secure their good progress

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improve partnerships with parents, with particular regard to gaining and sharing information about what children know and can do when they initially start

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

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We suspended the provider's registration on 26 May 2023 because we believed children may be at risk of harm. Suspension allows time for the provider to take steps to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm to children. The provider has a right to appeal against a suspension. The provider may not provide childcare for which registration is required while the suspension is in place and may commit an offence if they do so.

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We took steps to cancel the provider's registration. On 8 June 2023, the provider objected to us taking this step. Having heard the provider's reasons for objecting to this step, we did not uphold the objection, so decided to proceed with cancellation. The provider is no longer registered with Ofsted.

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