Acorn Day Care Limited

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 23 February 2026, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

The report card and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 4 March 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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Summary of outcome

n ensure supervisions are completed in line with the setting's procedures and that they offer staff the opportunity to discuss any issues including child protection concerns

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Summary of outcome

n take action to ensure practitioners undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities to build on their knowledge and skills

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n implement effective arrangements to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Summary of outcome

On 26 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 inspection. We found that the provider had implemented effective supervision procedures which incorporated opportunities for staff to discuss child protection concerns and discussed professional development opportunities. The provider has implemented effective strategies for supporting children with barriers to their learning. This includes ensuring that staff have suitable knowledge of identifying and implementing procedures to ensure children receive adequate support. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised.

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Summary of outcome

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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