Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Acorn at the Rowans
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- Inspection datesingle source
7 Oct 2026
- URN verified
2679429
Deep dive
What this report says
In plain English
mixedEarly years provider met most legal requirements after an inspector's visit found some issues, since put right.
Ofsted received a notification in July 2026 about staff ratios and premises safety. A regulatory visit in October 2026 found the provider was not meeting some requirements. The provider has since reviewed risk assessments, including garden gate safety, and improved how staff are deployed. The provider remains registered with Ofsted.
Going well
- The provider notified Ofsted of significant events, as legally required.
- Risk assessments were reviewed and improved, including garden gate safety.
- Staff deployment was improved so children are supervised at all times.
- The provider remains registered with Ofsted.
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Reads more warmly than most reports of this type.
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 255
- about usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 36, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 20 words
- Next steps
- 1
- typical 1
- Hedged sentences
- 8%
- “some”, “not always”, “most”…
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Full report text
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 20 July 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to concerns about staff: child ratios, and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment. The notification means that the provider met their legal responsibility as set out in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage to notify Ofsted of significant events.
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Summary of outcome
On 02 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements and had taken action to put this right. The provider has reviewed and improved their risk assessments, including the safety of gates in the garden areas, to maintain children' safety. In addition, the provider has improved the arrangements for the effective deployment of staff, to ensure that children are supervised at all times.
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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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