Childminder EY501634

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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 13, 23 and 27 June 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to learning and development considerations, safeguarding policies and procedures, training, support and skills, key person, staff: child ratios, health, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment, information and record keeping.

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Summary of outcome

On 7 July 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

We suspended the provider's registration on 7 July 2025 because we believe 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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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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n ensure that staffing arrangements are made in line with ratio requirements so that all children's needs are met and they are kept safe

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n ensure that assistants are competent to meet their roles and responsibilities

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n make sure assistants understand the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures

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n ensure assistants understand and can implement emergency evacuation procedures

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n ensure that robust risk assessments are undertaken of all areas and resources that children access, so that hazards are identified and risks are addressed

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n keep a daily record of children's hours of attendance

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n ensure that procedures for the use of mobile phones and other devices with imaging capabilities safeguard children.

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On 10, 11 and 12 July 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, suitable people, supporting and understanding children's behaviour, training, support and skills, and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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Summary of outcome

On 18 July 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit to check compliance with the requirements linked to the new concerns. The purpose of the visit was also to monitor the provider's suspension and the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. We lifted the provider's suspension. The provider demonstrated an understanding of ratio requirements. They told inspectors how they had assured assistant's safeguarding knowledge and understanding. The provider had undertaken a risk assessment of all areas children access and had identified and minimised hazards. They had a system in place for recording children's hours of attendance. The provider had a procedure in place for the safe use of mobile phones and other devices with imaging capabilities.

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Additionally, during the regulatory visit on 18 July 2025, the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

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As a result of not meeting other requirements and the actions that had not been met from the previous visit, we have served a welfare requirements notice.

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n ensure that the correct safeguarding procedures are followed when an allegation of harm or abuse is made regarding anyone living, working, or looking after children at the premises

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n ensure the government's statutory guidance 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' and 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' are taken into account when reference requests are received for current or previously employed members of staff

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n provide Ofsted with information to check the suitability of household members

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n ensure the deployment of those working with children is arranged so that children's needs are continually met and children usually remain within sight and hearing

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n ensure that assistants are competent to meet their roles and responsibilities

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n ensure assistants understand and can implement emergency evacuation procedures.

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On 24, 28, 29 and 30 July 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relation to safeguarding policies and procedures, concerns about children's safety and welfare, suitable people, key person, staff: child ratios, health, supporting and understanding children's behaviour, and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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On 31 July 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.

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n ensure that concerns about children's safety or welfare are immediately referred to the local authority children's social care team, in line with local reporting procedures

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n make sure assistants understand the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures and have up to date knowledge of safeguarding issue

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n keep an accurate daily record of the names of children being cared for and their hours of attendance.

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On 5 August 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements in relation to learning and development considerations, suitable people, staff: child ratios, health, supporting and understanding children's behaviour, and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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On 6 August 2025, we carried out an inspection to check compliance with the requirements linked to the new concerns and to monitor the safeguarding and welfare actions raised on 18 and 31 July. 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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Following the inspection, we served two welfare requirement notices on 8 August 2025.

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n ensure that risk assessments are implemented effectively so that children are kept safe, in particular around the provision of food Actions needed by 27 August 2025:

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n ensure a secure understanding of where to refer concerns about children's safety and welfare

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n make sure that key persons meet children's individual care needs throughout the day

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n ensure that assistants are competent to meet their roles and responsibilities

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On 18 August 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor the safeguarding and welfare action needed by 11 August 2025. We found the provider had met the action relating to the implementation of risk assessments. They had implemented robust procedures to ensure children are not exposed to risks during mealtimes.

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On 2 September 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor the safeguarding and welfare actions needed by 27 September 2025. We could not complete this visit.

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On 12 September 2025, we carried out a second regulatory visit to monitor the safeguarding and welfare actions needed by 27 September 2025. We found the provider had met the actions raised. They had given assistants training on the role and responsibilities of being a key person. The provider had put new systems in place to make sure children's care needs were identified and met.

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On 15 and 16 September 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to learning and development considerations, safeguarding policies and procedures, training, support and skills, staff: child ratios, health, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment, information and record keeping, changes that must be notified to Ofsted or the relevant childminder agency.

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On 18 September 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements.

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We suspended the provider's registration on 18 September 2025 because we believe 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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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. Actions needed by 10 October 2025:

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n ensure assistants receive appropriate support to enable them to understand the setting's safeguarding procedures around the use of mobile phones while caring for children

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n ensure assistants are not left unsupervised with children until Ofsted have confirmed they are suitable

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n ensure children are not left in the sole care of assistants for longer than two hours in a single day

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n ensure no more than three young children, including one child under the age of one if applicable, are cared for by one suitable person

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n ensure assistants are not counted in the adult: child ratio until Ofsted have cleared them as suitable and they have received a suitability letter

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n ensure that, when children eat, there is always an adult in the room who holds a valid paediatric first aid certificate

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n make sure a paediatric first aider can respond to emergencies quickly when deciding where to deploy yourself or assistants

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n ensure that information provided to parents is relevant and accurate.

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We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions due by 10 October 2025 are successfully completed.

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On 19 September 2025, we decided to take steps to cancel the provider's registration. The provider has a right to object to our intention to take these steps.

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On 24 September 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to information and record keeping, suitable people, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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On 25 September 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor the provider's suspension and to check compliance with the requirements linked to the new concerns. We found the provider was not meeting one of the requirements.

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n ensure that children's privacy is protected when publishing images of them in the public domain We continue to take steps to cancel the provider's registration which they have the right to object.

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On 26 September 2025, the provider notified us of their wish to resign their registration. Consequently, we lifted the suspension to allow us to resign their registration. They are no longer a registered childcare provider.

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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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