Rock a Tots UK Ltd

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 16, 22 and 23 May 2024, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. On 3 June 2024, the provider notified us about an incident that took place during an outing. 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 event.

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Summary of outcome

On 19 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. 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. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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Summary of outcome

n ensure that appropriate referrals are made to external safeguarding agencies without delay to help keep children safe.

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n ensure that those with lead responsibility for safeguarding have a good understanding of how to identify potential risks to children's welfare and understand the processes and timescales for reporting concerns about children and allegations made against staff

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n improve the processes for induction, training and monitoring of senior staff to ensure that they fully understand their roles and responsibilities

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n ensure that risk assessments for trips and outings are robust to help ensure children's safety when away from the setting

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n ensure that staff fully understand their responsibilities in keeping information about children who attend the nursery confidential n ensure that clear information about children's pre-existing injuries is obtained.

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Summary of outcome

On 20 June 2024, during a call to the provider, they confirmed they had shared relevant information with the appropriate safeguarding agencies to meet the safeguarding and welfare action due on 20 June 2024. On 8 July 2024, we carried out a further regulatory telephone call. The focus of the call was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions due by 3 July 2024, raised at their last inspection. We found the provider had reviewed and improved their knowledge of local safeguarding procedures. New processes are in place to support and monitor the practice of all staff. A robust risk assessment for outings is now in place. The provider has improved the systems for gathering information about children's pre-existing injuries and ensured that all staff have a thorough understanding of their responsibilities in keeping information about children who attend the nursery confidential. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding

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Summary of outcome

The provider is still 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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