Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Little Munchkins Fareham
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- Inspection datesingle source
28 Sept 2026
- URN verified
2870935
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criticalOfsted found the early years provider not meeting several legal requirements, mainly around safeguarding, and has issued actions.
Ofsted received concerns about safeguarding, children's safety and welfare, and records, then carried out a regulatory visit on 25 September 2026. The inspector found the provider was not meeting some requirements and has issued actions to put matters right. Ofsted will monitor the provider's response, and the provider remains registered.
Going well
- The provider remains registered with Ofsted.
To improve
- Make safeguarding policies and procedures clear, up to date and fully in line with EYFS requirements.
- Follow statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children when sharing concerns about children's safety and welfare.
- Ensure those with designated safeguarding lead responsibility receive effective training and are kept up to date with procedures.
- Ensure accurate records are obtained, maintained and available to those with a right or professional need to see them, especially safeguarding records.
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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. p.1
- ensure accurate records are obtained, maintained, and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them, in particular regard to children's safeguarding records. p.1
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 297
- about usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 35, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 19 words
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- 2
- typical 1
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- 6%
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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 22 September 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, concerns about children's safety and welfare and information and records.
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Summary of outcome
On 25 September 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have issued actions for the provider to take. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.
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Summary of outcome
n take action to ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are clear, up to date, and fully in line with EYFS requirements
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Summary of outcome
n ensure statutory guidance working together to safeguard children is adhered to in order to share concerns relating to children's safety and welfare
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Summary of outcome
n take action to ensure those with designated safeguarding lead responsibility, received effective safeguarding training in line with the EYFS requirements, and are kept fully up to date with safeguarding procedures
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Summary of outcome
n ensure accurate records are obtained, maintained, and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them, in particular regard to children's safeguarding records.
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Summary of outcome
We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed. 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. 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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