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Early years · Early years compliance action

Hebden Nursery Ltd

Inspected 22 Dec 2025 · URN EY434389

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  • Inspection datesingle source

    22 Dec 2025

  • URN verified

    EY434389

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  • What needs to improve107w0

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Flesch 39, typical 35
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Findings 67%What needs to improve 33%

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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 . If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right. On 10 December 2025, we received concerns that this provider was not meeting some of these requirements. On 22 December 2025, we carried out an unannounced regulatory. Following this visit, we issued actions for the provider to take in relation to 3.105 Other legal duties and 3.93 Information and record keeping. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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Summary of outcome

implement an effective illness policy and ensure they comply with other legal duties, in particular health and safety legislation regarding notifiable diseases

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Summary of outcome

ensure records are easily accessible and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks completed for staff.

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Summary of outcome

On 5 January 2026, the provider responded to the actions set. They have updated their illness policy, to include when notifiable diseases must be reported. They have also updated their records of DBS checks to ensure these are accessible and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them. 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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