Cute Kids Montessori Nursery School

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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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On 12 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 25 June 2024. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescales set out.

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n ensure all staff, including leaders, have a secure understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures, particularly those in relation to the management of allegations against those working with children

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n ensure that you take appropriate steps to verify the qualifications of people working with children and that they are suitable for their role

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n deploy staff to adequately supervise children, keep them safe, engaged in learning and meet their individual needs

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n ensure that there is a named deputy and that the person left in charge is suitable to work with children

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n ensure the total number of staff available to work directly with children meets the staff:child ratio requirements according to the age of children being cared for

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n ensure suitable behaviour management strategies are being used consistently by all staff to support children to learn about behaviour that is expected of them

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n ensure that there are appropriate arrangements in place to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

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n ensure that facilities for personal and intimate care are clean to help promote the health and safety of children

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n procedures to prevent cross infection, and to support the good health of children

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On 27 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 staff, including leaders, have received safeguarding training to develop their understanding of child protection processes, including the steps to take if an allegation is made. The provider has put processes in place to ensure staff have the qualifications, skills and knowledge needed for their roles, including how to support children with their emotions. The provider has improved their staffing arrangements, so that they prioritise deploying suitably qualified staff to improve the supervision of children. In addition, there is now a named deputy manager in place. The provider has taken steps to improve their support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to help children with their development. The provider has improved the cleanliness of facilities for

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personal and intimate care, to promote the health and safety of children.

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We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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