Early years · Early years compliance action
Greygates Day Nursery
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- Inspection datesingle source
28 Jul 2025
- URN verified
140418
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- We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. p.1
- The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. p.1
- This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration. p.1
- 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. p.2
- 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 . p.2
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- 2
- Words of findings
- 344
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- Hard
- Flesch 32, typical 35
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- 18 words
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Our reference 140418/ 6075090
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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Our reference 140418/ 6075090
On 20 June 2025, the provider notified us about matters relating to staff:child ratios and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment. 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 changes and events.
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Our reference 140418/ 6075090
On 10 July 2025, we carried out a regulatory telephone call. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have served a welfare requirements notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescales set out.
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Actions needed by 24 July 2025:
n ensure staff understand their responsibilities and supervise children effectively to help keep them safe
p.1
Actions needed by 24 July 2025:
n implement effective risk assessment to assure the safety and well-being of children.
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Actions needed by 24 July 2025:
On 29 July 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor the welfare requirements notice. We found the provider had taken steps to improve staff's understanding of their responsibilities to supervise children well and implement effective risk assessment to help keep children safe.
p.1
Actions needed by 24 July 2025:
The provider will be able to give parents further information about this. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
p.1
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.
p.1
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.
p.2
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 .
p.2
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