Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Childminder in Manchester
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- Inspection datesingle source
28 Sept 2026
- URN verified
EY545589
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mixedChildminder's safeguarding and welfare actions have been met after earlier concerns about risk assessment and space.
Ofsted received concerns and visited in September 2026, finding requirements were not met and issuing a welfare requirements notice. Actions covered risk assessment, clear fire exits and safe indoor space. At a visit in October 2026, inspectors found the childminder had met these actions and remains registered.
Going well
- Childminder improved knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and welfare requirements
- Risk assessment procedures strengthened to identify and minimise hazards
- Fire exits and evacuation routes are now clear
- Furniture and equipment reorganised so children have sufficient space
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 396
- longer than usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 40, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 17 words
- Next steps
- 1
- typical 1
- Hedged sentences
- 4%
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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 16 September 2026, we received concerns that the childminder was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policies and procedures, suitable people, qualifications, staff: child ratios, and risk assessment.
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Summary of outcome
On 23 September 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements. Additionally, we found new areas of concern. This means that the provider was not meeting other requirements as set out in the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'. We 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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Summary of outcome
n implement effective risk assessment procedures to minimise the risk to children
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Summary of outcome
n ensure fire exits and evacuation routes are kept clear of obstruction at all times so that children can be safely evacuated in an emergency
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Summary of outcome
n ensure children have sufficient useable indoor space by organising furniture and equipment effectively and keeping play areas and throughfares clear so children can move and play safely.
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Summary of outcome
On 8 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check that the childminder had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at the previous regulatory event. We found that the childminder had improved her knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She has strengthened her risk assessment procedures to identify and minimise hazards. This includes ensuring fire exits and evacuation routes are clear. She has reorganised furniture and equipment so that children have sufficient space to move and play safely.
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Summary of outcome
We are satisfied the childminder has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The childminder 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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