Oak Lane Day Nursery And Pre School

Summary of outcome

Oak Lane Nursery and Preschool outcome summary.

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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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On 6 February and 8 April 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to

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whistleblowing. On the 20 April and 30 April 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to concerns about children's safety and welfare. The notifications mean 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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On the 7 May 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. Ofsted continued to liaise with external agencies regarding the findings from our visit.

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On 12 May 2026 and 21 May 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to suitable people. The notifications mean 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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On the 21 May, we carried out a further 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. Actions needed by 19 June 2026:

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n ensure that any concerns about a child's welfare are reported immediately to the local authority children's social care team, in line with local safeguarding procedures

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n ensure that all staff understand and consistently implement safeguarding and whistleblowing procedures in line with the local safeguarding partnership arrangements

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n ensure leaders take account of all relevant information, including previous allegations and patterns of concerns, to evaluate and review the ongoing suitability of managers and staff to be in charge of and work with children

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n provide staff with regular and effective supervision which gives accurate oversight of child protection matters, and ensure staff receive robust support to effectively carry out their roles and responsibilities

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n ensure all staff remain vigilant, recognise potential risks and take prompt action to reduce or remove hazards to keep children safe

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n ensure staff are deployed effectively to supervise children and keep them safe at all times.

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On 26 June 2026, we conducted a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at their last regulatory visit. We found that the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. They have ensured procedures to report concerns about the welfare of any child are understood by staff and managers, and promptly reported to appropriate safeguarding agencies. Additionally, during the regulatory visit we found a new concern. This means that the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. 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. Actions needed by 10 July 2026:

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n improve risk assessment arrangements to ensure that staff are able to identify and take prompt action to remove risks to children's safety

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n make sure staff understand how to be effectively deployed to meet the changing needs of the children and ensure their health and safety

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n help staff to manage children's behaviour appropriately so that children understand what is expected of them and children learn to manage their emotions.

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On 13 July 2026, we conducted a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at the previous visit. We found that leaders and managers had reviewed the staffing arrangements and helped staff to understand how to be effectively deployed to meet children's needs. They have delivered additional training to strengthen staff's understanding of how to identify and remove risks to children in their environment, to keep them safe. Leaders have also supported staff to develop effective strategies to manage children's behaviour so that children learn what is expected of them and follow simple rules. These measures have strengthened the arrangements in place to keep children safe while attending the setting. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised.

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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.

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Publication of compliance action

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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