Childminder in Salford

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 15 April 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to suitable people.

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Summary of outcome

On 24 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 in leadership and governance. 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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Summary of outcome

n ensure that you and any assistants undertake appropriate safeguarding training and that this is renewed every two years.

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n ensure appropriate records are maintained and that they are easily accessible and available

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n demonstrate your understanding that any assistants must be cleared as 'suitable' by Ofsted via the suitability letter before they are included in child: staff ratios.

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Summary of outcome

On 13 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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Summary of outcome

We found that the childminder and any assistants have undertaken appropriate safeguarding training to keep up to date with policies and procedures. The childminder understands her responsibility to ensure this is completed every two years. Additionally, the childminder has improved the systems for information and record keeping. The new systems in place ensure that information is accessible and available. Furthermore, the childminder has demonstrated secure understanding that any assistants must be cleared as 'suitable' by Ofsted via the suitability letter before they are included in child: staff ratios. They have implemented new safer recruitment processes to ensure they are suitable before having unsupervised contact with children.

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Summary of outcome

We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised.

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Summary of outcome

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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