Meadgate 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 February 2026 and 11 March 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, whistleblowing, suitable people, safeguarding training, and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.

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Summary of outcome

On 14 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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n ensure the designated safeguarding lead understands their role and responsibilities and implements them according to local procedures

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n ensure all staff are aware of the setting's whistleblowing procedures and make sure all staff feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and know that such concerns will be taken seriously by the managers and provider

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n ensure that practitioners are supported and confident to implement the setting's safeguarding policy and procedures on an ongoing basis

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n ensure that children are adequately supervised, especially whilst eating, and decide how to use staff to ensure children's needs are met

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n prepare food in a way to prevent choking

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n ensure children are always within sight and hearing of a member of staff whilst eating

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We suspended the provider's registration on 28 April 2026 because we believe children may be at risk of harm. Suspension allows time for the provider to take steps to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm to children. The provider has a right to appeal against a suspension. The provider may not provide childcare for which registration is required while the suspension is in place and may commit an offence if they do so.

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On 18 May 2026, we conducted a regulatory visit and found that the provider had not met all the actions set in the welfare requirement notice.

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On 7 June 2026, the provider notified us of their wish to resign their registration. They were still suspended at the time due to ongoing enforcement action. We accepted their resignation and they are no longer a registered childcare provider.

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Publication of compliance action

We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration. We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of compliance action

For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted .

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