Early years · Early years complaint outcome
Lingfield Nursery School
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- Inspection datesingle source
15 Oct 2026
- URN verified
EY386648
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mixedOfsted found the nursery not meeting some requirements, but the provider took action to put matters right.
Ofsted received concerns about children's safety and welfare, staff-to-child ratios, health and safety, and premises, and the provider also notified Ofsted of matters relating to these requirements. At a regulatory visit on 12 October 2026, inspectors found the provider was not meeting some requirements but had already acted. The provider had completed risk assessments and reviewed child supervision with staff, and remains registered with Ofsted.
Going well
- The provider had completed risk assessments to address the concerns.
- Staff supervision levels for children were reviewed to maintain safety and welfare.
- The provider notified Ofsted of matters relating to the requirements.
- The provider remains registered with Ofsted.
To improve
- The provider was found not to be meeting some of the legal requirements at the visit.
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- Pages
- 1
- Words of findings
- 224
- shorter than usual (typical 281)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 36, typical 42
- Average sentence
- 19 words
- Next steps
- 1
- typical 1
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- 8%
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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 October 2026, we received concerns that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to concerns about children's safety and welfare, staff: child ratios, health, and safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment. On 7 October 2026, the provider notified us about matters relating to the same requirements.
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Summary of outcome
On 12 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. They had completed risk assessments and reviewed appropriate levels of child supervision with staff to maintain children's safety and welfare. 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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