Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Little Moors Farm
Summary
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- Inspection datesingle source
30 Sept 2026
- URN verified
2900511
Deep dive
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very criticalOfsted found the setting not meeting some legal requirements and has issued a welfare requirements notice.
Ofsted received concerns about suitable people and references, then carried out a regulatory visit on 21 September 2026. Inspectors found the provider was not meeting some requirements and served a welfare requirements notice with timescales to act. The provider remains registered and Ofsted will monitor its response.
To improve
- Implement robust safer recruitment procedures to ensure staff are suitable for their role.
- Ensure all staff, including designated safeguarding leads, have the required knowledge to safeguard children.
- Accurately maintain all records, specifically records regarding staff suitability.
- Ensure supervision of staff is effective at monitoring their practice and discusses sensitive issues.
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Reads more warmly than most reports of this type.
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No standout praise found.
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No strong criticism found.
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 268
- about usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 34, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 16 words
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- 1
- typical 1
- Hedged sentences
- 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 7 September 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to suitable people and references.
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Summary of outcome
On 21 September 2026, we carried 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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Summary of outcome
n implement robust safer recruitment procedures to ensure staff are suitable for their role
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Summary of outcome
n ensure all staff, including those with designated safeguarding lead responsibilities, have the required knowledge to safeguard children
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Summary of outcome
n accurately maintain all records which ensure the safe and efficient management of the setting, specifically records regarding staff suitability
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Summary of outcome
n ensure the supervision of staff is effective at monitoring their practice and discusses sensitive issues.
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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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