Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Ashbourne Day Nursery Bootle
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- Inspection datesingle source
9 Oct 2026
- URN verified
2783424
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In plain English
very criticalEarly years nursery has been served a welfare requirements notice after concerns and a regulatory visit found breaches.
Ofsted received concerns about several requirements, including suitable people, supervision, key person, staff ratios, behaviour and premises safety. A regulatory visit found the provider was not meeting some requirements, so a welfare requirements notice was issued with set timescales. Ofsted will monitor the provider's response, and the provider remains registered.
To improve
- Implement a robust key-person system so all children's individual learning needs are supported.
- Ensure all staff receive effective supervision and training on policies, particularly behaviour management.
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 263
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- Hard
- Flesch 33, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 18 words
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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 5 August 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to suitable people, supervision of staff, key person, staff: child ratios, supporting and understanding children's behaviour and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment.
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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 served a welfare requirements notice. This is a legal notice that requires the provider to take the actions below within the timescale set out. The provider will be able to give parents further information about this.
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Summary of outcome
n implement a robust key-person system to ensure all children's individual learning needs are supported
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Summary of outcome
n ensure all staff receive effective supervision and training to help them understand and implement the settings policies and procedures, particularly for behaviour management.
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Summary of outcome
We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the actions are successfully completed.
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Summary of outcome
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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