Childminder in Waltham Forest

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 April 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 report and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 15 April 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 there is constant and effective oversight of the setting to consistently meet EYFS requirements

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n ensure that children's behaviour is supported, understood, and managed in an appropriate way

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n implement effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) so that their needs are always met

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n ensure that risk assessment is used effectively to identify and remove or minimise risks to children's health and safety

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n ensure that premises and equipment are organised in a way that meets the needs of all children n ensure a thorough and effective understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, so that concerns regarding children's safety are promptly identified and responded to through reporting to the correct and relevant agencies.

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Summary of outcome

On 2 May 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 and learning and development actions, raised at their last inspection.

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Summary of outcome

We found that the provider has improved their knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures. The provider has made changes to increase the amount of space available to children and has removed hazards, both indoors and outdoors. This enables children to move safely around the premises. The provider has improved their understanding of supporting, understanding and managing children's behaviour effectively. They have taken steps to implement effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), so that their needs are met more effectively. The provider now reviews her setting and what she provides to ensure that the EYFS requirements are consistently met.

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

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