Early years · Early years compliance action
Childminder in SomersetOfsted inspection, 26 Oct 2026
Ofsted inspected this childminder on 26 Oct 2026. Ofsted published the report on 27 Oct 2026. Source: Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3).
Summary
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- Inspection datesingle source
26 Oct 2026
- URN verified
2787360
Deep dive
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criticalOfsted found welfare failings in this early years setting, which were later met after two further visits.
Inspectors found the provider was not meeting some legal welfare requirements during an inspection in October 2026, and a welfare requirements notice was served. A regulatory visit a week later found some actions met but one not, so a second notice was served. A further visit on 21 October 2026 found the provider had met the actions, and it remains registered with Ofsted.
Going well
- Supervision and eating arrangements improved by the second regulatory visit
- Provider's understanding of risk assessment improved
- Suitable steps taken to reduce risks to children's safety
- Provider responded to the action set within the timescale
To improve
- Ensure children are appropriately supervised at all times
- Ensure all potential risks to children's safety are identified and mitigated
- Ensure food is tidied away and stored out of reach after eating
What parents should know
- The provider has now met all actions Ofsted set, but earlier visits found safety and welfare problems.
- Ask the provider how it now supervises children and manages risks day to day.
- Ask how food is cleared away and stored after meals, as this was an issue earlier.
- The provider can explain the notices to parents further, as the report notes.
What other providers can learn
- Check that supervision is adequate at all times, including during meals and transitions.
- Review risk assessments so that all potential hazards to children are identified and reduced.
- Make sure food is cleared and stored out of children's reach after eating.
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Next steps
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- We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. p.2
- The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. p.2
- This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration. p.2
- 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. p.2
- 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 . p.2
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- Pages
- 2
- Words of findings
- 476
- longer than usual (typical 317)
- Reading level
- Hard
- Flesch 43, typical 35
- Average sentence
- 16 words
- Next steps
- 5
- typical 5
- Hedged sentences
- 7%
- “some”, “not always”, “most”…
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Full report text
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 8 October 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 13 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 children are appropriately supervised at all times
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Summary of outcome
n ensure that all potential risks to children's safety are identified and mitigated to promote children's welfare
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Summary of outcome
n ensure that after eating, food is tidied away and stored out of reach of children.
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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 met some of the safeguarding and welfare actions but not others.
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Summary of outcome
The childminder had improved supervision arrangements and eating arrangements. However, we found that the provider had not met one of the actions set in the welfare requirement notice. We have served another welfare requirements notice.
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Summary of outcome
We served a welfare requirements notice on 14 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
Actions needed by 15 October 2026: n ensure that all potential risks to children's safety are identified and mitigated to promote children's welfare.
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Summary of outcome
On 21 October 2026, we carried out a regulatory visit and the provider responded to the action set. We found that the provider had improved their understanding of risk assessment and had taken suitable steps to reduce risks to children's safety. 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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