Childminder in Luton

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 26 April 2024, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. On 18 June 2024, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

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

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n ensure that children are appropriately supervised at all times

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n ensure that children are not exposed to risks, including those relating to the supervision of children before the journey to school

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n ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised persons from entering the premises

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n implement a procedure so that written complaints are investigated, the person who made the complaint is notified of the outcome within 28 days and keep a record of any complaints

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n ensure that records are available, and that confidential information and records about children are held securely and only accessible to those who have a right or professional need to see them

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n ensure that records relating to individual children are retained for a reasonable period of time after they have left the provision.

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Summary of outcome

On 22 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 raised at their last inspection. We found that the provider had improved their record keeping in relation to complaints and was able to produce them for the inspector, and that they were confidentially secure. We also found that the provider demonstrated, through discussion, that she has suitable plans in place to ensure children are not exposed to risk before the journey to school, including making sure children have everything ready prior to leaving the house, while being supervised by the provider. Additionally, there are procedures in place to prevent unauthorised persons from entering the house.

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We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The next step will be a full inspection. 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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