Early years · Early years compliance action
Willows Farm Day Nursery and Preschool
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- Inspection datesingle source
29 Sept 2023
- URN verified
2707966
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- We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. p.1
- The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. p.1
- This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration. p.1
- 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. p.1
- 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 . p.2
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 360
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- Hard
- Flesch 39, typical 35
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- 21 words
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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 4 August 2023, the provider notified of an incident when a child was left unsupervised. The notification means that the provider met their legal responsibility as set out in the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage' to notify Ofsted of significant events that may affect the ongoing suitability of the provider.
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Summary of outcome
We carried out a telephone regulatory events with the provider on 7, 9 and 18 August 2023 and discussed the incident and some of the action the provider had already taken in further detail. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We issued an action for the provider to take.
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Summary of outcome
n strengthen the risk assessment for outings to ensure that risks are accurately identified; and that it is clear what actions need to be taken, including when and how adult:child ratios will be changed, in order to remove, manage and minimise risks of harm to children
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Summary of outcome
The provider responded with information about how they have improved their risk assessments for outings, including making the groups that children are in on outings smaller to enable closer supervision. We are satisfied with the action that the provider has taken.
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Summary of outcome
The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.
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Summary of outcome
The provider remains 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. 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.
p.1
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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