Childminder in Hampshire

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 23 January 2025, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 28 January 2025. 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. Actions needed by 6 February 2025.

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Summary of outcome

-provide Ofsted with the relevant information about any persons living or working on the premises who have regular contact with children so that the necessary checks can be completed to ensure their suitability

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-develop a secure knowledge of safeguarding to understand how to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns appropriately

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-ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are in line with the statutory requirements of the early years foundation stage and the local authority's safeguarding children partnership

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Summary of outcome

-ensure risks associated with children being unsupervised while eating are identified and minimised. We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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Summary of outcome

On 17 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 actions raised at their last inspection.

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Summary of outcome

We found that although the provider had taken appropriate action to improve risk assessment, particularly relating to mealtimes, the provider had not met the all of the actions set in the welfare requirement notice. We have served another 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. Actions needed by 3 March 2025.

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Summary of outcome

-provide Ofsted with the relevant information about any persons living or working on the premises who have regular contact with children so that the necessary checks can be completed to ensure their suitability

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Summary of outcome

-develop a secure knowledge of safeguarding to understand how to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns appropriately

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Summary of outcome

-ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are in line with the statutory requirements of the early years foundation stage and the local authority's safeguarding children partnership

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Summary of outcome

We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed. The provider is still registered with Ofsted. On 6 March 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 at their last inspection. We found that the provider had improved their knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures and had updated their safeguarding policies and procedures in line with local partnership guidance. We found that the provider has notified Ofsted of regular visitors, so that suitability checks can be completed. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still registered with Ofsted

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