Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Childminder in Northumberland
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- Inspection datesingle source
12 Oct 2026
- URN verified
EY271663
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criticalThe childminder did not keep required daily attendance records, and Ofsted has issued an action to put this right.
Ofsted received concerns about information held about the childminder and carried out a visit on 12 October 2026. Inspectors found the childminder was not meeting a requirement to keep a daily record of the children in their care, their hours of attendance and each child's key person. An action has been issued, and Ofsted will check that it is completed.
To improve
- Keep a daily record of the names of children cared for on the premises.
- Record each child's hours of attendance daily.
- Record the name of each child's key person daily.
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- Pages
- 1
- Words of findings
- 209
- shorter than usual (typical 281)
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- Hard
- Flesch 44, typical 42
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- 17 words
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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 15 May 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to information about the childminder.
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Summary of outcome
On 12 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. We found the provider was not meeting a requirement. We have issued an action 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 keep a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance, and the names of each child's key person.
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Summary of outcome
We will monitor the provider's response to ensure the action is successfully completed.
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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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