Arnaud Lodge Preschool

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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 16 July 2024, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, staff:child ratios, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment and information and record keeping.

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On 22 July 2024, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection we served a welfare requirements notice on 14 August 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 develop and implement safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe, in particular the procedure to follow in the event that a child goes missing

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n ensure all staff, including leaders, are trained to understand their safeguarding policy and procedures

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n ensure that staff are deployed effectively to be able to supervise children safely

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n ensure that the named deputy has the necessary skills and experience to take charge in the manager's absence

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n ensure that arrangements for managing risks undertaken by staff and leaders are effective and that steps are taken to identify and manage risks to keep children safe

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n maintain accurate daily records of children's attendance, including their hours of attendance. On 12 September 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 the provider had ensured that all staff have completed safeguarding training and regular checks are now in place to ensure staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities. The safeguarding policy and procedures have been reviewed. The provider ensures that all staff understand their role. Staff have received training in how to understand and implement risk assessment procedures. This helps them to identify and address any risks swiftly. Staff deployment arrangements have been revisited to ensure that children are supervised effectively outdoors. Record keeping systems have been updated which means that children's attendance is recorded accurately. We are satisfied the provider

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has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still registered with Ofsted

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