Childrey Little Ducks Pre-school

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 14 May 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to suitable people, concerns about children's safety and welfare, safeguarding policies and procedures and supervision of staff.

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Summary of outcome

On 23 June 2026, we carried out a converted inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. We served a welfare requirements notice on 25 June 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 leaders and all staff, including those with lead responsibility for safeguarding, securely understand and are able to implement the pre-school's safeguarding policy and procedures so they are fully confident to make a referral if there are concerns about a staff member or a child

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Summary of outcome

n take action to ensure staff with lead responsibility for safeguarding have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the pre-school and local safeguarding partners procedures for referrals in the event of a safeguarding concern n ensure whistleblowing procedures are fully known and understood by leaders and staff so that when concerns are raised about staff's poor or unsafe practice or where there are safeguarding concerns about a staff member they understand the processes to follow.

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Summary of outcome

The report card and inspection outcome will be published in due course. We suspended the provider's registration on 23 June 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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Summary of outcome

On 8 July 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 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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