Little Beans Childcare

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 01 September 2026, we carried out an inspection and found the provider was not meeting some of these requirements.

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Summary of outcome

The report card and inspection outcome will be published in due course. Following the inspection, we served a welfare requirements notice on 01 October 2026. 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 ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of the children and ensure their safety, and that staff: child ratio requirements are met at all times

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Summary of outcome

n ensure leaders have oversight of the provision to identify and address weaknesses in practice and improve staff skills and knowledge, to promote children's education and to keep children safe

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n ensure that key person arrangements meet children's emotional and care needs

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n ensure staff consistently recognise and respond to children's emotional needs, offering nurturing, attuned interactions that promote security and emotional wellbeing.

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Summary of outcome

On 14 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the provider had met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised at their last inspection. We found the provider had significantly improved staff's deployment to meet the needs of children. Leaders have provided targeted support for staff, including strengthening their staff supervision and training arrangements to improve the experience for children who attend the setting.

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Summary of outcome

We are satisfied the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. 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.

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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.

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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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