Childminder in Cambridgeshire

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 18 May 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to concerns about children's safety and welfare. 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 a significant event.

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Summary of outcome

On 19 May 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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Summary of outcome

n ensure you understand and can implement your missing child procedures

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Summary of outcome

n ensure concerns about a child's safety or welfare are immediately notified to the children's social care team in line with local reporting procedures

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Summary of outcome

n take steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks of harm, in particular that children are not allowed to leave the premises unsupervised.

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Summary of outcome

We will monitor the provider to ensure the actions are successfully completed. The provider is still registered with Ofsted. On 8 June 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor compliance. We found the provider understands how to implement missing child procedures. The provider now ensures the front door is locked when care is provided to minded children, and was able to discuss safeguarding policies and procedures. This includes the action to take if a there are concerns about a child's safety or welfare. However, we found that the action relating to risk assessment had only been partially met. We have therefore served a further welfare requirements notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take action within the timescales set out below. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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Summary of outcome

n take steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks of harm, in particular that children do not have access to sharp knives and electrical equipment under the fish tank.

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Summary of outcome

On 6 July 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit to monitor compliance. We found the provider had taken reasonable steps to ensure children in her care are not exposed to risks of harm. This supports children's safety.

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Summary of outcome

The provider is still registered with Ofsted.

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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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