Childminder in Bedford

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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On 1 August 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 We served a welfare requirements notice on 9 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 establish appropriate procedures to monitor sleeping children to ensure they are safe

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n implement an effective safeguarding policy in line with local safeguarding partners' guidance and requirements

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n improve knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made

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n attend child protection training in order to identify, understand and respond appropriately to signs of possible abuse and neglect

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n provide appropriate support and guidance to assistants ensuring their knowledge remains up to date regarding safeguarding issues

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n establish appropriate arrangements for the supervision of assistants that supports their practice and promotes the interests of children

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n ensure children's behaviour is managed in an appropriate way.

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We visited on 2 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 met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. The provider's assistant had improved knowledge about safeguarding matters and the procedures to follow should there be a concern about a child. The provider now uses a monitor to observe sleeping children frequently. However, the provider's own safeguarding knowledge is not sufficient. The provider and their assistant do not manage children's behaviour suitable and there are no established arrangements to support assistants practice. We have served a further welfare requirements notice.

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Additionally, during the regulatory visit on 2 September 2024, we found new areas of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. In relation to the new areas of concern, on 2 September 2024, we have served a welfare requirements notice.

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n implement an effective safeguarding policy in line with local safeguarding partners' guidance and requirements

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n improve knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made

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n establish appropriate arrangements for the supervision of assistants that supports their practice and promotes the interests of children

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n ensure children's behaviour is managed in an appropriate way

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n ensure children are usually within sight and hearing of the childminder and or/assistants and always within sight or hearing.

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On 27 September 2024 we conducted another monitoring visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at the last regulatory visit. We found that the provider now has suitable safeguarding policies in place to follow. They have arrangements in place to supervise their assistant's practice. They have attended training about managing children's behaviour and supervise children appropriately.

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The next step will be a full inspection. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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