Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in Bracknell Forest

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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 15 January 2024, 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 and we served a welfare requirements notice. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.

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On 1 February 2024, 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. We found the provider had met some of the actions but not others:

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n the provider has taken steps to ensure that ratios are maintained across the setting

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n the provider has a new policy for supporting children's behaviour that staff are implementing more consistently across the setting

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n the provider has improved their arrangements for the emergency evacuation of the premises. This includes ensuring all designated exits are kept clear of hazards

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n the provider has improved their understanding and implementation of risk assessments to help identify hazards and reduce risks at the premises

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n the provider has implemented a new process for recording and monitoring children's hours of attendance.

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We found that the provider had not met the following action set in the welfare requirements notice:

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n improve the knowledge of the staff responsible for leading safeguarding, including their understanding of local safeguarding partnership procedures and safe recruitment to ensure staff suitability.

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We have served another welfare requirement notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the action below within the timescale set out.

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n improve the knowledge of the staff responsible for leading safeguarding, including their understanding of local safeguarding partnership procedures and the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer, to ensure staff suitability.

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On 14 February 2024, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions. We found the provider had not met the action set in the welfare requirements notice. We have served another welfare requirement notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the action below within the timescale set out.

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n ensure the lead practitioners for safeguarding attend child protection training that enables them to identify, understand and respond appropriately to possible signs of abuse and neglect

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n implement a policy and procedure that is in line with the guidance of the relevant Local Safeguarding Partners and includes the action to be taken in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff.

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On 5 March 2024, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions. We found the provider had not met the action set in the welfare requirements notice. We also found further breaches to the statutory requirements. We have served another welfare requirement notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the action below within the timescale set out.

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n improve the knowledge of the staff responsible for leading safeguarding, including their understanding of local safeguarding partnership procedures to enable them to provide appropriate support, advice and guidance to staff on an ongoing basis, and on any specific safeguarding issue as required

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n provide staff with the training and skills required to ensure they offer quality learning and development experiences for children

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n maintain appropriate staff: child ratios to ensure that children's needs are consistently met

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n provide staff with continuing professional development that enables them to understand and support children's behaviour consistently and effectively across the setting

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n implement effective arrangements to identify and refer children with gaps in their learning and development without delay to ensure prompt intervention and support for children and their families

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

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On 10 April 2024, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions. We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions. The provider has improved the knowledge of the staff responsible for leading safeguarding, and provides staff with appropriate support and guidance, reduced the risks posed to children and staff within the environment, activities and resources, made changes to the staffing arrangements to ensure children's needs a managed more effectively, supported staff to manage children's behaviour more effectively. However, the provider had not met all of the safeguarding and welfare actions.

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We have served another welfare requirement notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the action below within the timescale set out.

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n provide all staff with support and training to understand and effectively implement a clearly sequenced curriculum that is ambitious for all and provides children with good quality learning and development experiences and ensure effective oversight of staff's knowledge and competencies

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n ensure that those staff with additional responsibilities, including the special educational needs coordinator have the skills and experience required to fulfil their roles and responsibilities.

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On 20 May 2024, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions. We found that the provider had not met the actions. The provider notified us of their wish to resign their registration on 31 May 2024. The provider is no longer 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.

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Publication of compliance action

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.

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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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