Early years · Early years compliance action
Nawaz, Shabina
Summary
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- Inspection datesingle source
5 Oct 2026
- URN verified
2826277
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criticalChildminder failed welfare requirements at a September 2026 inspection over mealtime safety, but met the actions at an October 2026 regulatory visit.
An inspection in September 2026 found the childminder was not meeting some early years welfare requirements, mainly around safe eating and supervision at mealtimes, and a welfare requirements notice was served. At a regulatory visit on 5 October 2026, inspectors found the childminder had improved food preparation, seating and supervision, and had supported her assistant. Inspectors were satisfied the actions had been met, and the childminder remains registered.
Going well
- Childminder reviewed the requirements and safer-eating guidance after the inspection
- Improved procedures for preparing food, seating children safely and supervising at mealtimes
- Provided training, guidance and support to her assistant on safer-eating procedures
To improve
- Ensure babies and young children are seated safely in a highchair or low chair while eating
- Organise mealtimes so children are supervised and within sight and hearing at all times
- Ensure assistants receive effective supervision, guidance and support
- Gain a clear understanding of early years foundation stage requirements through professional development
What parents should know
- Ask how mealtimes are supervised and how your child is seated while eating.
- The September 2026 concerns about mealtime safety were addressed at the October 2026 visit, which inspectors judged as met.
- Ask how the childminder supports any assistant to follow safer-eating procedures.
What other providers can learn
- Review food preparation, seating and supervision arrangements against the statutory framework and safer-eating guidance.
- Check that children are always within sight and hearing during meals, and that assistants are supervised and supported.
- Keep records of training and guidance given to staff to show safer-eating procedures are understood and applied.
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- Flesch 37, typical 35
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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 15 September 2026, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.
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Summary of outcome
The report card and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 15 September 2026. 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 babies and young children are seated safely in a highchair or appropriate low chair while eating
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Summary of outcome
n improve arrangements to identify, remove or minimise risk to children, with particular regard to the organisation of mealtimes so that children are supervised at all times
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n ensure that children are always within sight and hearing while eating
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n ensure assistants receive effective supervision, guidance and support to improve their practice
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Summary of outcome
n undertake professional development to gain a clear understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements and improve safer eating practices.
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Summary of outcome
On 5 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at their last inspection. We found that the provider has reviewed the requirements and safer-eating guidance and has improved her procedures for preparing food, seating children safely and supervising them closely throughout mealtimes. She has also provided her assistant with training, guidance and support to ensure that safer-eating procedures are understood and consistently implemented. We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised.
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Summary of outcome
The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
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