Spring OSCARS @ Redwood Academy

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 9 April 2026 we received a notification, and on the 16 April 2026, we received a concern that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures; concerns about children's safety and welfare; qualifications, training, support and skills; and safeguarding training. The notification means that the provider met their legal responsibility as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage to notify Ofsted of significant events.

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Summary of outcome

On 21, 22 and 28 April 2026, we carried out regulatory telephone calls and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. Following the calls, we 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 embed processes that ensure the designated safeguarding lead fulfils their role effectively by having oversight of all safeguarding matters and concerns about children's welfare

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Summary of outcome

n embed processes that ensure that concerns about children's welfare are referred to the local authority children's social care team without delay

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Summary of outcome

n ensure that staff are trained to understand and implement the settings' safeguarding policies and procedures and that they can recognise and know what to do when they have concerns about children's safety.

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Summary of outcome

On 20 May 2026, we carried out an inspection. A focus of the inspection was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. We found the provider had met the actions. The report and inspection outcome will be published in due course.

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Summary of outcome

The provider will be able to give parents more information about this. 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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