Early years · Early years compliance action
Teapots Nursery
Summary
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- Inspection datesingle source
5 Oct 2026
- URN verified
2701221
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criticalThe nursery is not meeting some legal requirements and has been served a welfare requirements notice.
Inspectors visited after concerns about staffing, ratios, supervision and safeguarding. They found the nursery was not meeting some requirements and served a welfare requirements notice. The nursery must take several actions within set timescales and failed to notify Ofsted of a significant event. Ofsted will monitor the response, and the nursery remains registered.
Going well
- The nursery remains registered with Ofsted.
To improve
- Ensure all staff working with children receive coaching and development support to improve personal effectiveness.
- Take reasonable steps to prevent children being exposed to risks indoors and outdoors.
- Assign each child a key person who can provide care tailored to their individual needs.
- Train all staff in managing children's behaviour consistently, with leaders overseeing implementation.
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- We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. p.2
- The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. p.2
- This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration. p.2
- We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years. p.2
- For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted . p.2
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 404
- longer than usual (typical 317)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 38, typical 35
- Average sentence
- 18 words
- Next steps
- 5
- typical 5
- Hedged sentences
- 5%
- “some”, “not always”, “most”…
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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.
p.1
Summary of outcome
On 31 March 2026 and 5 May 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to staff: child ratios, suitable people, supervision of children and safeguarding.
p.1
Summary of outcome
On 2 October 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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n ensure all staff working with children receive coaching and development support to improve their personal effectiveness
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n ensure reasonable steps are taken to prevent children being exposed to risks within the indoor and outdoor provision
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n ensure each child you care for is assigned with a key person who can provide care that is tailored to meet their individual needs
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n ensure all staff are provided with training in how to understand and manage children's behaviour so that approaches are consistent and meet the needs of all children, and that leaders have oversight of how this is implemented effectively n ensure all children's sleep mattresses are waterproof
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Summary of outcome
n ensure the certificate of registration is displayed at the provision and available to parents on request
p.2
Summary of outcome
In addition, we also identified that the provider had failed to notify Ofsted of a significant event, which is a requirement of their registration.
p.2
Summary of outcome
We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
p.2
Publication of compliance action
We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration.
p.2
Publication of compliance action
We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years.
p.2
Publication of compliance action
For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted .
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