Early years · Early years compliance action
Paintpots (Manchester) LTD
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- Inspection datesingle source
8 Oct 2026
- URN verified
EY356873
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mixedOfsted found the nursery not meeting some early years requirements, and leaders have acted to fix one.
Ofsted made a regulatory telephone call on 5 October 2026 and found the provider was not meeting some legal requirements. Leaders had already given staff further training on staff to child ratios and put new systems in place to stop staff lone working. The provider has also been given an action to make its safer sleep policy reflect the current statutory requirements, and Ofsted will monitor this. The provider remains registered.
Going well
- Leaders provided further training for staff on staff to child ratios
- New systems were embedded to ensure staff are not lone working
- The provider notified Ofsted of a significant event about staff suitability
- The provider remains registered with Ofsted
To improve
- Ensure the safer sleep policy reflects mandatory requirements in the EYFS statutory requirements 2026
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Next steps
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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
- 323
- about usual (typical 317)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 36, typical 35
- Average sentence
- 18 words
- Next steps
- 5
- typical 5
- Hedged sentences
- 6%
- “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 22 October 2025, the provider notified us about matters relating to suitable people and staff child: ratios. 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 a significant event linked to suitability of staff.
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Summary of outcome
On 5 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory telephone call. We found that the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. Leaders have taken action to put one of these right. They had provided further training for staff around staff: child ratios and embedded new systems to ensure staff are not lone working. In addition to this, we have issued an action for the provider to take.
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Summary of outcome
The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.
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Summary of outcome
n ensure that the safer sleep policy reflects mandatory requirements as stated in the EYFS Statutory requirements 2026.
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Summary of outcome
We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the action is successfully completed. The provider is still registered with Ofsted.
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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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