Early years · Early years compliance action
Little Doves Nursery & Preschool Ltd
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- Inspection datesingle source
31 Mar 2025
- URN verified
2739234
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- 1
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- 233
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- Hard
- Flesch 41, typical 35
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- 15 words
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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 3 February 2025, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.
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Summary of outcome
The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be inadequate. The inspection report sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.
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Summary of outcome
On 28 February 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare raised at their last inspection.
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Summary of outcome
We found that the provider had taken positive steps to improve. Following the inspection, the provider had improved the risk assessments of the premises. The provider had completed works on the outside area to increase safety. The provider had also improved cleanliness and tidiness within the provision, particularly outside. The provider had addressed staff deployment and increased supervision of children. The provider had held meetings with staff and offered them specific training. The provider had also successfully improved staff knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
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