Childminder in Warwickshire

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 18 August 2023, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 31 August 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. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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Summary of outcome

n ensure that you, and any assistants, understand the action to take to respond to any issues of concern in a child's life, at home, or elsewhere

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n ensure that staff are effectively deployed at all times to adequately supervise children and meet their needs

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n ensure that you fully understand and adhere to the maximum staff to child ratios at all times

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n ensure that risk assessment is used effectively to identify and risks to children's health and safety and action is taken to remove or minimise risks in a timely way

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n make sure that the premises is secure at all times to prevent unauthorised persons entering or children being able to leave unsupervised

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n implement an effective complaint procedure to respond to any concerns or complaints received, including making sure that a record of complaints is maintained.

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We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed. On 14 September 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 visit.

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Summary of outcome

We found that the provider had improved their knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures in order to understand how to respond appropriately to any children who may be at risk of harm. The provider has improved their knowledge and understanding of ratio requirements and deployment of staff and now ensures that there are enough adults present and deployed effectively to meet the needs of children. Risk assessment has been reviewed to identify and respond to risks to children's safety. The provider has taken steps to ensure that the premises remains secure at all times. The provider has improved their understanding of how to identify and respond to complaints in an appropriate way.

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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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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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