Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Poppies Day Nursery Aldershot
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- Inspection datesingle source
1 Oct 2026
- URN verified
2628793
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criticalOfsted served a welfare requirements notice on the nursery after safeguarding and record-keeping failings; it remains registered.
Ofsted received concerns about several areas of the nursery's practice, including safeguarding, staffing and records. A regulatory visit found the provider was not meeting some legal requirements, so a welfare requirements notice was issued. The nursery must ensure safeguarding procedures are followed, improve leaders' safeguarding knowledge, and keep records accessible and clearly completed. Ofsted will monitor the response.
To improve
- Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are followed and action taken in line with Local Safeguarding Partners guidance.
- Improve safeguarding leads' knowledge so staff identify possible abuse and neglect early and respond appropriately.
- Ensure records are easily accessible, clearly completed and available to those with a right or need to see them.
What parents should know
- The nursery is under a legal notice requiring changes, so ask how it is responding to the notice.
- Ask how safeguarding concerns about children are recognised and reported at the nursery.
- Ask to see how the nursery keeps records about your child and who can access them.
- The nursery remains registered, and Ofsted will monitor whether required actions are completed.
What other providers can learn
- Check that safeguarding procedures are followed in practice and that actions follow Local Safeguarding Partners guidance.
- Make sure designated safeguarding leads have up-to-date knowledge of all safeguarding issues, including signs of abuse and neglect.
- Keep records easily accessible, clearly completed and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them.
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- On 7 and 23 July, 19 August and 3 September 2026 we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding, suitable people, staff:child ratios, child supervision, food and drink, special educational needs, sleeping arrangements, safety of premises, risk assessment, information and record keeping, complaints and changes that must be notified to Ofsted. p.1
- 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 that records are easily accessible, clearly completed and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them. p.1
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- 2
- Words of findings
- 331
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- Flesch 35, typical 42
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- 21 words
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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 and 23 July, 19 August and 3 September 2026 we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding, suitable people, staff:child ratios, child supervision, food and drink, special educational needs, sleeping arrangements, safety of premises, risk assessment, information and record keeping, complaints and changes that must be notified to Ofsted.
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Summary of outcome
On 30 September 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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Summary of outcome
n ensure the nursery safeguarding policies and procedures are followed and action taken in line with guidance from the Local Safeguarding Partners
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Summary of outcome
n ensure staff responsible for leading safeguarding, such as the DSL, improve their knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding issues, to make sure that staff are able to identify signs of possible abuse and neglect at the earliest opportunity, and respond in a timely and appropriate manner
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Summary of outcome
n ensure that records are easily accessible, clearly completed and available to those who have a right or professional need to see them. 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.
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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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