Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Zoe's Childcare Newgate Lane
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- Inspection datesingle source
7 Oct 2026
- URN verified
EY480979
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criticalOfsted found the early years provider not meeting some legal requirements and has issued actions to put matters right.
Ofsted received concerns about accident and injury and carried out a regulatory visit on 7 October 2026. Inspectors found the provider was not meeting some requirements and have issued actions for it to take. Ofsted will monitor the provider's response, and the provider remains registered.
To improve
- Ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children through effective deployment of staff.
- Take all reasonable steps to safeguard children from risks both indoors and outdoors.
- Ensure staff promote children's good health at all times, particularly regarding drinks children access.
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 242
- about usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 44, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 16 words
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- 1
- typical 1
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- 7%
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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 26 June 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to accident and injury.
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Summary of outcome
On 7 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. We have issued actions for the provider to take. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.
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Summary of outcome
n ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children through the effective deployment of staff
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Summary of outcome
n ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to safeguard children from risks both indoors and outdoors
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Summary of outcome
n ensure that staff promote children's good health at all times, with particular regard to the drinks that children access while at the provision.
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Summary of outcome
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. 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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