Childminder in Sandwell

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 30 January 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to staff: child ratios.

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Summary of outcome

On 13 March 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. 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. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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Summary of outcome

n ensure assistants whose suitability has not been verified by Ofsted are not used in staff: child ratios

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n ensure you meet the statutory staff: child ratios

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n ensure any assistants complete required checks and are deemed suitable by Ofsted to work with children

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n review and implement sleeping arrangements to ensure children are placed down to sleep safely in line with latest government safety guidance

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n ensure you and all assistants have appropriate training and a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities with regards to sleeping children.

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On 8 April 2025, we found carried out a regulatory monitoring visit. We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. The provider has notified Ofsted of a change in working arrangements and applied to add assistants to their registration. The provider has successfully improved their knowledge of safe sleeping guidance. As a result, all those attending, including babies, are put down to sleep in line with this, which helps to ensure their safety. However, the provider has not taken sufficient action to ensure they consistently comply with the allowed staff: child ratios. Due to the occasional high numbers of children attending the provider is not always able to organise the premises and equipment successfully and meet children's needs.

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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.

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n ensure the minimum staff: child ratios are met and complied with at all times

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n ensure the organisation of the premises and equipment, especially during key routine times, fully meet children's needs.

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We have also issued an action for the provider to take.

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n enhance the curriculum and extend what is provided, especially during the afternoon to fully engage all children, including babies and young children in play, exploration and learning.

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On 3 June 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 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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Summary of outcome

On 25 July 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 raised at their last inspection.

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Summary of outcome

We found the provider has taken proactive action to improve. We found the provider is no longer working with unvetted persons. We found that the provider has improved their knowledge of recruitment processes in relation to employing assistants, including records to be kept and information to be provided to Ofsted. We found that the provider has ensured all new assistants have been subject to robust induction training. As a result, the provider's assistants have a renewed understanding of their key responsibilities, including safeguarding. The provider has implemented new arrangements to supervise and monitor their assistants closely to help provide them with targeted support. The provider has improved risk assessment practice. They ensure that their assistants know how to keep children safe. We also found the provider has improved their own knowledge and understanding of their safeguarding duties to help protect children from harm.

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Summary of outcome

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 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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