Monmar Nursery Ltd

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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 12 March 2025, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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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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On 28 April 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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We found that the provider had not met 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.

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n ensure that additional criminal records checks are carried out for any staff who have lived or worked abroad

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n ensure that there are effective processes for leaders and managers to be informed of any changes to the suitability of staff who work with children

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n maintain a record of the vetting processes carried out for staff, including information about staff qualifications

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n ensure all staff, including the lead practitioners for safeguarding, have relevant training and understand the procedures to follow, in line with the guidance of the local safeguarding partners, to keep children safe from harm

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n provide all staff with opportunities to undertake training and professional development that helps them to understand and fulfil their roles and responsibilities, including providing quality learning and development experiences for children

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n ensure that key persons understand and implement their roles and responsibilities to meet children's needs and build effective relationships with parents

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n ensure that staff are deployed effectively to meet the needs of individual children and keep them safe

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n ensure that the processes to promote the good health of children are effective, including staff practice, to minimise the risk of cross contamination

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n ensure that all staff understand how to support children to learn what is expected of their behaviour and how to manage their feelings and emotions

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n ensure that partnerships with parents and other professionals are effective to meet the needs of children with special educational needs (SEND), including the effective use of any funding available to enhance support for children.

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On 17 June 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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We found that the provider has strengthened their knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures. All staff have undergone appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and these are clearly recorded. For staff recently arriving from overseas, certificates of good conduct are obtained as part of the vetting process.

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Regular supervisions are carried out by the provider to review staff's ongoing suitability. A central record is in place and accurately reflects staff qualifications, vetting checks, and other relevant information. All designated safeguarding leads have completed appropriate training and demonstrate a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Staff are aware of the signs and indicators of abuse and know how to respond appropriately to keep children safe.

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Staff have received training on how to support children's learning and development and meet their individual needs. They have reviewed what the children's needs are and what resources they will benefit from using. The provider has implemented processes to review the children's targets, and the effectiveness of changes to the learning environment and resources on children's next steps. Staff are aware of their roles in working in partnership with parents. They share information via the feedback app and in person to allow parents to know how their children have been during the day. Staff keep the nursery clean, and work with parents to ensure they have medication and forms in place to keep children safe and well. Staff use an app to record information and to feedback to parents what food the children have had and when. Staff are deployed effectively to keep children safe. Staff work with other agencies to help support children's

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behaviour. They talk to the children about their behaviour, which supports children to display positive behaviours.

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We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised.

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The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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