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Early years · Early years compliance action

Springburn Childcare

Inspected 28 Oct 2025 · published 29 Oct 2025 · URN EY558338

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  • Inspection datesingle source

    28 Oct 2025

  • URN verified

    EY558338

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  • What needs to improve107w0

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2
Words of findings
572
longer than usual (typical 317)
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Flesch 37, typical 35
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19 words
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Findings 81%What needs to improve 19%

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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 17 June 2025, the provider notified us about matters relating to accident or injury and risk assessment. 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 events.

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Summary of outcome

On, 6 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. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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Summary of outcome

-improve key-person system arrangements to ensure that key persons gain an effective understanding of the children they are responsible for to enable them to tailor the care and meet children's individual needs.

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Summary of outcome

On 22 September 2025, the provider notified us of a further matter relating to accident or injury and risk assessment. 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 events.

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Summary of outcome

On 6 October 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found that the provider had improved the key-person arrangements and that staff were able to demonstrate how they meet the needs of children in their care. During the regulatory visit, we found new areas of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. In relation to the new areas of concern, 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

-ensure all staff are aware of the setting's whistleblowing procedures and that staff feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and know that such concerns will be taken seriously by the senior leadership team

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Summary of outcome

-ensure the arrangements for the supervision of staff provide coaching, training and continuous improvement that promotes the interests of children.

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Summary of outcome

On 13 October 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to complaints.

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Summary of outcome

On 22 October 2025, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found that the provider had taken action to support staff, including through additional training and that they show a secure understanding of following the settings policy and procedures.

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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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