Bright Beginnings Childrens Day Nursery

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

Between 26 April 2024 and 21 June 2024, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 21 June 2024, 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.

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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 is still registered with Ofsted.

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n ensure that all areas of the premises are suitably clean and hygienic, in particular in the children's toilet areas

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n provide further training and ongoing support so that staff manage children's behaviour appropriately and effectively, in particular for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

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n ensure that the support plans for children with SEND are carried out, in order to fully support these children to progress in their learning and development

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n ensure that all nappy changing areas are thoroughly clean and hygienic

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n implement and monitor robust risk assessments, ensuring all potential hazards are identified and minimised

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n improve the procedure for responding to verbal concerns and complaints, including the associated record keeping of the outcome. On 05 July 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 responded to the actions set.

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Summary of outcome

All areas of the nursery are now thoroughly clean and hygienic and new cleaning rotas and hourly checks have been implemented to ensure this standard of cleanliness is maintained. Staff have received further training in behaviour management and are using this knowledge to support children's behaviour effectively. Support plans for children with SEND are now being implemented and children are benefitting from quality interactions with staff. Nappy changing areas are tidy, clean and hygienic and the provider has plans to even further improve the changing area for toddlers. Training in understanding risk assessments has taken place for staff and this training has been implemented. For example, cleaning products are now stored securely out of reach of children. The policy and procedure for responding to verbal concerns and complaints has been improved, with a clear two-step process in place to respond to any concerns the provider may receive.

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Summary of outcome

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

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On 10 July 2024 we received new concerns that on 25 June 2024 the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. On the 16th and 19th July 2024 we carried out a regulatory event by telephone. We found that the concerns have already been addressed by the provider through meeting the actions set out in the recent welfare requirements notice.

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Summary of outcome

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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