Sunshine Pre-school Puriton

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 1 December 2025 and on 28 January 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to learning and development considerations, supporting and understanding children's behaviour, special educational needs, staff: child ratios and key person.

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Summary of outcome

On 11 February 2026, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. The report card and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 20 February 2026. 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 references are obtained for all staff working with children

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n ensure that all children have a key person who is responsible for helping them to feel settled, secure and to work in partnership with parents.

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n ensure that there is a named deputy in place to take charge in the absence of the manager

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n ensure that children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities receive the support they need to help them to make progress in their learning

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n ensure that the arrangements to manage children's behaviour are appropriate and consistent

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n ensure leaders and staff receive the support and training that they need to meet their roles and responsibilities. On 26 February 2026 we carried out a regulatory telephone call. The focus of the call was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions with the end date of 18 February 2026, raised at their last inspection. We found that the provider has allocated each child a key person to work in partnership with parents and to help children feel secure. The provider had obtained references to check the suitability of new staff.

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Summary of outcome

On 11 March 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the welfare requirement notice safeguarding and welfare actions with the end date of 27 February 2026, raised at their last inspection. We found that the provider has put in place a named deputy to take charge in the absence of the manager and improved their knowledge and understanding of how to understand and support children's behaviour. We are satisfied the provider has met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions raised however, we found that the provider had not met all of the actions set in the welfare requirement notice.

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We served another 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 children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they need to help them to make progress in their learning

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n ensure leaders and staff receive the support and training that they need to meet their roles and responsibilities.

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Summary of outcome

On 30 March 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions, raised at their last regulatory event. We found that the provider had improved their knowledge and understanding of supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and has ensured arrangements are in place to support the individual needs of the SEND children. We also found that leaders and staff have taken steps to access training and professional development opportunities and continue to improve their understanding of their roles and responsibilities.

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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 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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