Stockport Lads Club

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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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On 8 September 2025, the provider notified us about matters relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, concerns about children's safety and welfare, supporting and understanding children's behaviour, and changes that must be notified to Ofsted. The notifications mean 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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On 22 September 2025, we also received concerns that the provider was not meeting the requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, concerns about children's safety and welfare, and supporting and understanding children's behaviour.

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On 29 October 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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n ensure appropriate suitability checks, including an enhanced criminal records check, has been obtained for every person aged 16 and over and any person who provides personal care

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n take all reasonable steps to ensure risk assessments identify all aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis, and how the risk will be removed or minimised so that children are not exposed to risks

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n ensure all leaders and managers comply with other legal duties such as data protection legislation to guarantee children's privacy is protected

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n keep a written record of any complaints, and ensure the person who made the complaint is notified of the outcome of the investigation within 28 days of having received the complaint n ensure safeguarding policy and procedures are in line with the guidance and procedures of the local safeguarding partners (LSPs) and includes the action to take when there are safeguarding concerns about the welfare of children or allegations against a member of staff

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n ensure the designated safeguarding (DSL) undertakes training that enables them to develop and implement safeguarding policies and procedures so that staff have the knowledge and understanding of how to respond to any safeguarding concerns

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n take steps to ensure that in the event of a concern about any children's safety and welfare the relevant local authority children's social care team are notified without delay

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n demonstrate procedures to ensure that staff members only work directly with children if medical advice confirms that the medication is unlikely to impair the staff member's ability to care for children.

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We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed. 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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