Childminder in Bexley

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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 18 December 2023, the provider notified us of a significant event. The notification means that the provider met their legal responsibility as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage to notify Ofsted of significant event which may affect the provision of childcare.

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We liaised with other agencies and on 18 December 2023 we suspended the provider's registration because we believed children 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 1 February 2024, we conducted a regulatory interview with the provider. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We 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.

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n improve your knowledge and understanding of how to support and manage children's behaviour in an appropriate way

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n improve your knowledge of how many early years children you may care for when working alone, and when working with an assistant.

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On 7 March 2024, we conducted a regulatory video call. The purpose of the call was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised in the welfare requirements notice. We found that the provider had not met the actions in the welfare requirements notice. On 26 March 2024, 2 December 2024 and 12 February 2025, the provider appealed the decision to suspend their registration to an independent external tribunal, the Health, Education and Social Care First-tier Tribunal. The Tribunal did not uphold the appeals, so the provider remained suspended.

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We have taken steps to cancel the provider's registration. On 24 May 2024, the provider objected to us taking this step. Having heard the provider's reasons for objecting to this step, we did not uphold so have decided to proceed with cancellation. On 23 August 2024, the provider appealed to an independent external tribunal, the Health, Education and Social Care First-tier Tribunal and it did not uphold the appeal.

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The provider's registration is therefore cancelled.

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Publication of compliance action

We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration.

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Publication of compliance action

We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of compliance action

For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted .

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