TH Day Care Ltd t/a Shooting Stars Pre School Nursery

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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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Summary of outcome

On 5 March 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, suitable people, qualifications, training, support and skills, staff: child ratios, supporting and understanding children's behaviour and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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Summary of outcome

On 4 June 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We served a welfare requirements notice. This is a legal notice that required 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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• use risk assessment effectively to ensure children's safety and well-being when school age children play outside alongside early years children

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• ensure the designated lead practitioner has a secure knowledge and understanding of the procedure to follow to safeguard children in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff

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• train all staff to understand safeguarding policy and procedures so they are able to identify signs of possible abuse and neglect and respond in a timely and appropriate way

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• ensure that all staff are provided with effective training, support and coaching to understand their individual roles and responsibilities and to further improve their practice

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• implement effective systems for the supervision of staff who have contact with children and families

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• ensure staff:child ratios are maintained and that staff are deployed effectively to meet the needs of children

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• ensure that at least one member of staff working with children in each age group holds a full and relevant level 3 qualification, and that at least half of all other staff hold a full and relevant qualification at level 2

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• take into account the number of children, staff, and layout of premises to ensure that a paediatric first aider is able to respond to emergencies quickly

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• ensure that staff included in the required staff:child ratio who have obtained a level 2 and/or level 3 qualification since 30 June 2016, hold a paediatric first aid certificate

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• keep a written record of accidents or injuries and the first aid treatment administered

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• maintain a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance, and the names of each child's key person. On 2 July 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found that the provider had met the actions in the welfare requirements notice.

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We found that the provider has improved risk assessment procedures to ensure children's safety and well-being when playing outside. They have ensured the designated lead practitioner for safeguarding has a secure knowledge and understanding of the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. We also found that staff have completed training and have improved their knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures to follow. An effective system for the supervision of staff has been implemented and staff have been provided with effective training and support to further improve their practice. New procedures have been implemented to ensure staff: child ratios are maintained, and staff are deployed effectively to meet the needs of children. All staff now hold a paediatric first aid certificate to ensure they can respond to emergencies quickly. Written records of accidents or injuries and the first aid treatment administered are now

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maintained and children's attendance is now satisfactorily record.

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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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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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