Honeybear Nursery

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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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Summary of outcome

On 18 May 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to staff: child ratios, safeguarding policies and procedures, suitable people, qualifications, training and skills, safeguarding training, paediatric first aid, supporting and understanding children's behaviour, accident or injury, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment and information and record keeping.

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Summary of outcome

On 23 June 2026, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

The provision was graded to be urgent improvement. The inspection report card sets out the actions the provider was required to take to meet the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice. This is a legal notice that required 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 that anyone whose suitability has not been checked does not have unsupervised contact with children being cared for

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n ensure that leaders understand and implement safer recruitment procedures and ensure ongoing suitability of staff who have regular contact with children

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n organise staffing arrangements to ensure that the needs of all children are met

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n ensure that babies and children are always within sight and hearing while eating

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n ensure that all staff receive appropriate safeguarding training in line with the criteria set out in Annex C of the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'

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n ensure that leaders and staff are able to identify and minimise or remove hazards to children's safety

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n ensure that staff who are responsible for handling food are competent to do so, particularly to ensure food hygiene

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n ensure that all staff undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities to ensure they offer quality learning and development experiences for children

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n implement an effective key-person system to ensure that children's care is tailored to meet their individual needs, offer settled relationships with children and build relationships with parents

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n identify a SENCO and ensure staff have appropriate skills and knowledge to implement appropriate support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities

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n ensure that staff implement effective strategies to support and manage children's behaviour

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n ensure appropriate records are maintained and these must be easily accessible and available.

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On 20 July 2026, we carried out 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 inspection.

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We found that the provider has improved the systems for information and record keeping. The new systems in place ensure that information is accessible and available. The provider has ensured that all staff have undertaken appropriate safeguarding training in line with requirements to keep up to date with policies and procedures. In addition, the provider has organised and rearranged her staffing arrangements to ensure that staff consistently meet children's individual needs. Children demonstrated they felt secure and happy at the setting. The provider has provided training for staff to improve their understanding of risk assessments and to identify what may be a risk to children in the environment and how to remove them quickly. Furthermore, the provider understands and has implemented safer recruitment procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. They have ensured that all staff have had their suitability checked before having unsupervised contact

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with children. The provider has reviewed the routines to ensure children's safety at mealtimes. Children and babies are within sight and hearing at all times. The provider has provided staff with a range of professional development opportunities to offer quality experiences for children. This includes mandatory training, such as, food hygiene to ensure that staff are competent to handle food safely. Furthermore, the provider has implemented strategies with staff to support and manage children's behaviour effectively. They have identified a special educational needs and/or disabilities co-ordinator and have put support in place for children who need additional support. Additionally, the provider has implemented a key person system which offers settled relationships to children and their families.

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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 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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