Earlswood Early Years

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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 19 August 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 2 September 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 there is effective oversight of the setting to provide all staff, including managers, with supervision, support and coaching to fulfil their roles and responsibilities

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n ensure that all staff, including the lead practitioner for safeguarding, understand and implement an effective policy and procedure for safeguarding children, including the action to take in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff

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n demonstrate knowledge and understanding of matters that must be notified to Ofsted

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n provide staff with focused training and professional development opportunities that support them to understand how children learn and develop

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n embed an effective key-person system that ensures staff understand each child's individual needs and stages of development

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n ensure that there is an effective two-way flow of information with parents and carers to provide clear and accurate information about children's care, learning and development.

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On 19 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.

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On 19 September 2024, the provider responded to the actions set. We found that the provider had improved the oversight of the setting by identifying effective arrangements for the supervision of all staff. The lead practitioner for safeguarding has improved their knowledge and understanding of the procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. Staff have also received support and training to understand their role to safeguard children. The provider now demonstrates a suitable knowledge and understanding of matters that must be notified to Ofsted. Staff have accessed some training and professional development opportunities and leaders and managers are supporting staff to improve their teaching skills. The key person system is continuing to be embedded so that staff are able to understand each child's individual needs and stages of development. New communication systems have been implemented to provide parents with clear and

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accurate information about children's care, learning and development.

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The information gathered suggests that the provider is now meeting the requirements of their registration. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. 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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