Fun Farm Day Nursery

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 24 June 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to concerns about safeguarding policies and procedures and information and record keeping.

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Summary of outcome

On 26 June 2026, we carried out a 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. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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n ensure robust safeguarding policies and procedures are consistently implemented by staff and leaders alongside effective leadership oversight

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n ensure staff who are the designated safeguarding leads understand their roles and responsibilities to liaise with local statutory children's services agencies when concerns arise regarding children's safety and welfare

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n ensure leaders maintain effective records to show when information is shared about children's safety and welfare with other professionals, such as the police and social services.

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On 14 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 visit. We found that the provider was able to demonstrate how they share information about children's safety and welfare appropriately with other professionals. The other two actions set out in the WRN relating to safeguarding policies and procedures were not met. 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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n ensure staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures and how to implement these appropriately when needed

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n ensure staff who are the designated safeguarding leads understand their roles and responsibilities to liaise with local statutory children's services agencies when concerns arise regarding children's safety and welfare

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On 28 and 29 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 visit. We found that the actions set out in the WRN relating to safeguarding policies and procedures were not met and was not meeting some of the other 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 the designated safeguarding lead is able to provide appropriate support, advice and guidance to all staff on an ongoing basis and that they attend a training course consistent with the criteria set out in Annex C of the early years foundation stage requirements and ensure that leaders have an accurate oversight of this

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n ensure that all staff are trained in line with the criteria set out in Annex C of the early years foundation stage requirements and are confident to implement the safeguarding policy and procedures and that leaders have an accurate oversight of this

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n ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety and that children are adequately supervised, at all times, especially whilst eating and that leaders have an accurate oversight of this

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n ensure children are always within sight and hearing of a member of staff whilst eating and that leaders have an accurate oversight of this

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n ensure all staff understand how to support and manage children's behaviour appropriately and that leaders have an accurate oversight of this

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n ensure staff know how to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and know that such concerns will be taken seriously by the senior leadership team

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n ensure that all staff receive thorough and targeted induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities and that leaders have an accurate oversight of this process.

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On 25 August 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 visit. We found that the provider had ensured that the designated lead for safeguarding was knowledgeable about the role and the steps to take should they have concerns about a child's welfare, this includes a clear awareness of the whistleblowing procedures and how to report concerns about staff. Additionally, the provider had made sure that all staff had undertaken a range of training for all staff and that they were able to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children from harm. They have an oversight of this to ensure that staff's knowledge is regularly tested by the leadership team, to be sure that they continually understand how to support children's safety and welfare. The provider has ensured that staff meet the needs of children at all times and are always within sight

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and hearing during eating. They ensure they have an oversight of this and check that this is monitored every day to meet the needs of children. They have ensured that staff have attended training in behaviour management and understand the importance of implementing appropriate strategies in a safe and appropriate manner. The provider has devised a more thorough induction procedure and has an oversight of this to be certain that all those working with children understand their roles and responsibilities to support children's care and learning in the setting.

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The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.

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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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