Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Willow House Nursery and Holiday Club
Summary
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- Inspection datesingle source
2 Oct 2026
- URN verified
311267
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mixedOfsted received concerns about a childcare provider, which has since taken action to meet requirements.
Ofsted received concerns and a notification about safeguarding, supervision, suitable people and record keeping. On a regulatory visit on 30 September 2026, inspectors found the provider was not meeting some requirements at the time of the incident, but it had acted to put this right. The provider remains registered with Ofsted.
Going well
- The provider has introduced a new supervision process for staff.
- Staff have received training to support them in their roles.
- The provider has taken action to put the matters right.
To improve
- The provider was not meeting some requirements at the time of the incident.
- The provider will be able to give parents further information about the matters.
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- Pages
- 1
- Words of findings
- 227
- about usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 38, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 18 words
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- 1
- typical 1
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- 8%
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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 03 July 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, whistleblowing, suitable people, supervision of staff, information and record keeping and other Legal Duties. On 02 July 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to the same requirements.
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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 at the time of the incident and had taken action to put this right. The provider has implemented a new supervision process. Staff have received training to support staff in their roles.
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Summary of outcome
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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