Childminder in Staffordshire

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 25 November 2024, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 18 December 2024, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have served a welfare requirements notice. 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 adequately supervised at all times during outings, with particular regard to when children are taken to school

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n implement robust risk assessment to keep children safe, with particular regard to risks associated with household dogs

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n adhere to the requirements for staff-to-child ratios to ensure you meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety

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n ensure that children are always within your sight and hearing while they are eating.

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On 8 January 2025, 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 after the last visit.

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Summary of outcome

We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. The provider had reviewed the procedures for supervising children on the way to school and while they were eating. However, the provider had not implemented effective risk assessment and was still not adhering to the requirements for staff-to-child ratios. We have served a further welfare requirements notice. 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. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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n adhere to the requirements for staff-to-child ratios to ensure you meet the individual needs of all children

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n take all reasonable steps to minimise or remove risks to keep children safe.

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We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed.

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Publication of complaints

We publish details of complaints made against childminders, home childcarers and childcare providers where we or the provider have taken action in order to meet legal requirements.

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Publication of complaints

We publish details of complaints on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of complaints

For further information about the complaints process please view the Concerns and complaints about childminders and childcare providers leaflet .

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