Happy Little Sunbeams 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 29 June 2026, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

The report card and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 17 July 2026. 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 all staff understand how to identify poor or unsafe practice and know how to respond appropriately in line with the whistleblowing procedures

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n provide all staff with focused training and professional development opportunities to ensure they have the appropriate knowledge and skills to keep children safe, and provide high quality learning and development experiences

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n ensure that staff understand how to support children's behaviour appropriately

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n ensure all staff implement the arrangements that are in place to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities

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n ensure children's privacy is considered and respected when they have their nappies changed and use the toilet.

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On 09 July 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, staff:child ratios, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment, information and record keeping and other legal duties.

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Summary of outcome

On 04 September 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 and to explore the additional concerns received.

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Summary of outcome

We found the provider responded to the actions set. Further staff training has been provided to ensure staff have a secure understanding of whistleblowing procedures. The provider has evaluated and revised the curriculum to better support children's development and has supported staff in implementing this. Training has also been provided to support staff in managing behaviour appropriately and in supporting children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Improvements have also been made to baby changing and toileting areas, to provide children with greater privacy when using these areas.

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

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Additionally, during the regulatory visit we found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements in relation to the concerns received on 09 July 2926 and had taken action to put this right. The provider has reinforced the policy that all accidents and injuries that occur on the premises must be recorded. The provider has also reviewed and improved procedures to ensure that changes to image sharing permissions are recorded and implemented as requested by parents.

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