Childminder in West Northamptonshire

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 November 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to concerns about children's safety and welfare, training and supervision of assistants' skills, staff: child ratios, suitable people, references and risk assessments.

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Summary of outcome

On 26 February 2026, we carried out a regulatory telephone call. 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 Ofsted are given information to ensure suitability checks can be completed for assistants

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n ensure that proposed assistants who have not had their suitability checked with Ofsted are not left alone with children.

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Summary of outcome

On 18 March 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 another welfare requirements notice on 23 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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n ensure Ofsted are given information to ensure suitability checks can be completed for assistants

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n ensure that proposed assistants who have not had their suitability checked with Ofsted are not left alone with children

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n ensure that assistants are not included in child: staff ratios until confirmation of their suitability is confirmed by Ofsted

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n ensure adults who you deem suitable to care for children have an up-to-date safeguarding knowledge

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n ensure children are seated safely and appropriately while eating.

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Summary of outcome

We monitored the providers response to the actions and were satisfied that appropriate action was taken. 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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