Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Childminder in Kent
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- Inspection datesingle source
8 Sept 2025
- URN verified
EY385243
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 326
- about usual (typical 281)
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- Hard
- Flesch 41, typical 42
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- 18 words
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- 1
- typical 1
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- 6%
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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 13 August 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to health, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.
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Summary of outcome
On 27 August 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have issued actions for the provider to take.
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Summary of outcome
• ensure there is a written policy for the administering of medicines and that this is shared with parents
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Summary of outcome
• ensure there is a written record of all medicines administered and inform parents / carers on the same day the medicine has been administered or as soon as is reasonably practical
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Summary of outcome
• ensure risks to sleeping babies have been identified and minimised to ensure babies and children are safe at all times.
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Summary of outcome
On 8 September 2025, the provider responded to the actions set. We found that the provider had improved their policies and processes for recording medicines administered and ensuring information and consent has been obtained from parents. The provider had also reviewed their procedures and practices for sleeping babies to ensure they are safe and checked regularly. We are satisfied that the provider now fully understands their roles and responsibilities with regard to sharing information with parents. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.
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Summary of outcome
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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