Horwich Day Nursery

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 March 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safety on outings, supervision of staff, risk assessment and staff: child ratios. On 24 March 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to the same requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 2 April 2026, 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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Summary of outcome

n ensure that all staff, including those with responsibility for safeguarding, understand and implement the settings and the local authority safeguarding policies and procedures for recording and reporting safeguarding concerns

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Summary of outcome

n ensure that all staff understand and implement effective risk assessments, particularly in the outdoor area and for outings.

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Summary of outcome

On 28 April 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 that were raised at the last regulatory even t. We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. The provider has implemented robust arrangements for recording, monitoring and reporting safeguarding concerns, and has provided training for staff to consistently implement these.

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Summary of outcome

During the regulatory visit on 28 April 2026, we found that the provider had not met an action set in the welfare requirement notice. Additionally, we found new areas of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'. On 29 April 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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Summary of outcome

n identify and remove risks to children, particularly in the outdoor area

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Summary of outcome

n ensure leaders have a secure understanding of risk assessment and health and safety, so they can effectively train staff and monitor practice to keep children safe.

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Summary of outcome

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

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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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