Childminder in Sheffield

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-foundationstage-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 February 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, suitable people, supporting and understanding children's behaviour and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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On 10 March 2025 we also carried out a regulatory visit with the provider. 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. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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n obtain suitable references and improve the suitability checks carried out for those working on the premises

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n ensure that any medication kept at the premises is kept out of reach and sight of children at all times

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n demonstrate how you will oversee and observe the work of your assistants, to monitor the ongoing quality of their practice and ability to meet their roles and responsibilities

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n improve the arrangements for the supervision of assistants and provide them with further training, support and coaching to develop their practice

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n ensure that supervision arrangements for assistants promote the confidential discussion of sensitive topics, and support assistants to be able to raise concerns or issues

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n ensure that children are not left in the sole care of assistants for longer than two hours in a single day n improve the strategies used to support and manage children's behaviour

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n ensure that records relating to children's attendance and the recruitment of assistants are accessible and available.

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In addition, we had suspended the provider's registration on 27 February 2025 because we believed children were, or may be at risk of harm. Suspension allows time for the provider to take steps to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm to children. The provider has a right to appeal against a suspension. The provider may not provide childcare for which registration is required while the suspension is in place and may commit an offence if they do so.

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On 4 March 2025, the provider appealed the decision to suspend registration to an independent external tribunal. However, on 7 March 2025, we lifted the suspension because we were satisfied that the identified risk of harm to children had been removed.

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On 9 April 2025 we carried out a regulatory telephone call. The purpose of the call was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at the previous visit. We found that the provider had requested references for those working on the premises. She had changed the location of where medication is stored to ensure that it is never in sight or reach of children. The provider had changed her ways of working with assistants to ensure better oversight of their work and support for their role. She has planned and begun supervision sessions with assistants, to discuss any training or development needs and support their ongoing practice. The provider has ensured that she gives assistants regular opportunities to raise issues or concerns. She explains her understanding that assistants cannot be left in sole charge of children for more than two hours per day. The provider has attended training on managing children's behaviour and

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improved her knowledge of appropriate strategies to use to promote children's positive behaviour. She has improved her record keeping of children's attendance and records in relation to the recruitment of assistant are now complete.

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We are satisfied that the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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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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