Childminder in Kirklees

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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 14 June 2024, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course.

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Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 20 June 2024. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescales set out. Actions needed by 21 June 2024:

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n ensure facilities are suitable for the hygienic preparation of food for children

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n take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks

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n ensure fire exits are always free of obstruction and easily opened from the inside

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n organise the premises and equipment so that it meets the needs of children, and that sufficient usable space is available

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n ensure that changes to the ratios are only applied in exceptional circumstances and where the quality of care and education is not compromised, including ensuring children are adequately supervised.

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On 24 June 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 that the provider had not met the actions in the welfare requirements notice. Additionally, during the regulatory visit, we found a new area of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting another requirement as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. 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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Actions needed by 8 July 2024: n ensure facilities are suitable for the hygienic preparation of food for children

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n implement effective hygiene practices that promote the good health of children and help to minimise or stop the spread of infection

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n take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks

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n ensure the premises are safe and suitable, including the removal of obstructions from fire exits and of fire hazards

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n organise the premises and equipment so that it meets the needs of children, and that sufficient usable space is available

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n ensure that changes to the ratios are only applied in exceptional circumstances and where the quality of care and education is not compromised, including ensuring children are adequately supervised.

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We suspended the provider's registration on 24 June 2024 because we believe 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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On 3 July 2024, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found that the provider had improved the premises, removed hazards, and created a safe and hygienic area for the preparation of food. The provider had also implemented a new cleaning regime and improved the organisation of the premises to provide more usable space for minded children to use. The provider also improved their knowledge and understanding of when exceptions to the ratio requirements may be made.

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We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised.

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On 3 July 2024, we lifted the suspension because the provider had taken appropriate action to deal with the matters that led to the suspension. We are satisfied that the identified risks of harm to children have been removed. 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. 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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