Canopy Children's Nursery

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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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On 5 August 2025 and 11 August 2025, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to supporting and understanding children's behaviour and safeguarding policies and procedures. On 5 August 2025, the provider also notified us about matters relating to the same requirements.

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On day 12 January 2026 we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to, concerns about children's safety and welfare, safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment, staff: child ratios.

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On 15 January 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 arrangements for notifying the Local Authority Designated Officer of allegations made against staff are secure and understood by the designated safeguarding lead

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n make sure all staff are supported with required training to have secure knowledge and confidence to understand how to implement the settings safeguarding policy and procedure n ensure the designated safeguarding lead attends a training course that enables them to fulfil their role in providing support advice and guidance with specific safeguarding issues

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n implement effective risk assessment procedures to ensure all risks to children safety are identified and prompt action is taken to remove or reduce risks to children

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n ensure that processes for responding to accidents or injuries are clear and well understood by all staff, so that prompt and appropriate first aid treatment is provided when necessary

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n ensure the recording of accidents or injuries are accurate and detailed, and include the first aid treatment given, and all accidents and injuries are swiftly communicated effectively to parents or carers and other professionals

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n ensure the arrangements for babies and young children to sleep keep them safe and are in line with latest government safety guidance

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n make sure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children, ensure staff supervise children adequately at all times to ensure their safety

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n ensure the manager in charge holds an approved qualification.

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On 27 February 2026, we conducted a regulatory visit to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at the last regulatory visit. We found the provider had met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others. The provider had ensured the designated safeguarding leads, understood how to appropriately report allegations made against staff. The provider had revised several procedures including those for keeping accurate and detailed records when children have accidents and injuries. Staff had received training and support to ensure children receive first aid treatment promptly and all accidents and injuries are communicated to parents, cares and other professionals swiftly. The provider had supported staff to ensure children are supervised appropriately and sleeping arrangements for babies meet the government safety guidance. However, we also found staff had not received necessary training to securely understand how to how to follow

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the safeguarding policy and procedures. The provider had also not implemented effective risk assessment procedures to identify and reduce on-going risks to children's safety. We served a further 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 make sure risks to children's safety are identified and prompt action is taken to reduce risks in the environment so that children can play safely

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n ensure the designated safeguarding lead attends training in line with Annex C and has secure knowledge of the safeguarding policy and procedure to provide support advice and guidance with safeguarding policy and procedures

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n ensure all staff are trained in line with the criteria set out in Annex C, to have a secure knowledge and are confident to implement the setting's safeguarding policy and procedures.

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On 7 April 2026 we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements. Following the inspection, we served a further welfare requirements notice on 7 July 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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n ensure all adults working with children have a secure knowledge and understanding of child protection, including how to identify and escalate concerns about a child's welfare, including the whistleblowing procedures

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n ensure designated safeguarding leads have the required knowledge to obtain information about any issues or concerns in a child's home life to support all children's specific needs and welfare

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n ensure all staff remain vigilant, recognise potential risks and take prompt action to reduce or remove hazards to keep children safe n help staff to manage children's behaviour appropriately so that children understand what is expected of them and young children learn to manage their emotions, through well delivered routines

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n provide staff trained to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with the information and training to implement effective strategies for children with SEND consistently through the routine to help all children progress

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n provide supervision to staff, to ensure they receive high-quality feedback and professional development is tailored to their specific needs, so that staff are equipped to implement their roles competently.

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On 3 August 2026, we conducted a further 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 had ensured that staff received training to improve their knowledge of child protection, including whistleblowing procedures. The designated safeguarding leads had updated their understanding of the importance of obtaining relevant information about a child's home life to be able to support all children. The provider had implemented a programme of training and supervision for staff to support their professional development and help them to understand how to fulfil their responsibilities. Staff had received a variety of training, including on how to remain vigilant to risks in the environment, managing children's behaviour and supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This focus on ongoing training had ensured

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that staff understood how to manage children's emotions and provide the right level of support to all children. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this. The provider remains 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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