Chestnuts Nursery TW1

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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 13 March 2025, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. 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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Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 21 March 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.

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n ensure that all required checks are completed for every staff working with children to confirm their suitability

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n obtain an enhanced criminal records check for every person working on premises as required

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n train staff to help them understand safeguarding issues, policies and procedures and how to escalate concerns about children's welfare and staff allegations, in line with the local safeguarding partnership

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n ensure all staff receive induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities within the setting

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n provide tailored support, supervision and training for each member of staff, to help them develop good quality of teaching

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n ensure every child is assigned the key person, including when children first start to meet their individual needs, and to support their emotional wellbeing

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n ensure all children are always adequately supervised and kept safe n provide appropriate support for children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities to help them progress and stay safe

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n ensure that local child protection agencies are notified of any serious accident or injury as required

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n ensure indoor space requirements are met, and the premises is organised to meet the needs of all children, to keep them safe

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n take immediate steps to improve risk assessments and ensure children are not exposed to risks within the indoor and outdoor environment.

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On 3 April 20205, 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.

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The provider had obtained an enhanced criminal records check for every person working with children. All staff received training to understand safeguarding issues and policies and procedures in line with the local safeguarding partnership. They know how to act should they have concerns about children or staff. The provider improved the induction process for staff, to help them understand their roles and responsibilities within the setting. Leaders have started to provide support and supervision for staff to help them develop confidence in teaching. The provider now deploys staff effectively to supervise children to keep them safe. Leaders have started to implement effective strategies to support children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities (SEND). The provider improved their risk assessment to minimise risks to children within the nursery.

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However, the provider failed to meet some of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. We served a further welfare requirements notice on 8 April 2025. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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n ensure recruitment procedures are robust, and required checks are completed for all staff working with children to confirm their suitability

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n inform the local child protection agencies of any serious accident or injury as required

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n take immediate action to ensure that indoor space requirements are met, and the premises is organised to meet the needs of all children, to keep them safe. On 29 April 2025, we carried out further regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at their last regulatory visit.

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The provider has improved their recruitment procedures and now completes required checks for all staff working with children to confirm their suitability. The provider has improved their knowledge of reporting requirements following serious accidents and injuries and informed the relevant agencies of a required incident. The provider took action to rearrange the premises and made changes to the number of children present at any one time, to meet children's individual needs and indoor space requirements.

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We are satisfied with the actions taken. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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