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Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club # Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024) · The Community Building, Steeple Morden CofE Primary School, Steeple Morden,Royston, SG8 0PD · Cambridgeshire Number of places 24 places Age range 2–5 yrs Last inspected Jun 2024 Local authority Cambridgeshire About - About - Ofsted - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club, located in Steeple Morden, Royston, provides childcare on non-domestic premises. This setting has been subject to a compliance action taken by Ofsted due to concerns regarding safeguarding policy and procedures, which were received on January 9, 2026. A regulatory visit on January 15, 2026, confirmed that the provider was not meeting some requirements, leading to a welfare requirements notice. Ofsted outlined specific actions that needed to be taken by February 12, 2026, to ensure the safety and well-being of the children, including ensuring all staff understand safeguarding procedures, that designated safeguarding leads are effective, and that policies align with local safeguarding partners' guidance. Additionally, the committee was required to have clear procedures for managing allegations against staff. This setting's registration was suspended on January 16, 2026, due to concerns of risk of harm to children. However, the provider notified Ofsted on February 12, 2026, of their wish to resign their registration, and the suspension was lifted to allow this. Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club is no longer a registered childcare provider. What it's like Children attending this setting were subject to a compliance action due to the provider not meeting requirements related to safeguarding policies and procedures. Ofsted suspended the provider's registration due to concerns that children may be at risk of harm. The provider later resigned their registration, and is no longer a registered childcare provider. Compliance action Safeguarding concerns Registration resigned Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club Last inspected 20 June 2024 Overall effectiveness Good Actions the provider must take - Ensure all staff understand how to take all necessary steps to keep children safe and well. - Ensure that the designated safeguarding lead understands their roles and responsibilities and is alert to any issues of concern in children's life. - Ensure all staff, including the designated safeguarding leads, understand how to implement safeguarding policies and procedures that are in line with the guidance and procedures of the local safeguarding partners. - Ensure the committee has clear, effective procedures in place for managing and responding to allegations against staff or the setting, including timely referral to the appropriate agencies and notification to Ofsted, and that all committee members understand and follow these procedures. - Ensure staff are aware of the setting's whistleblowing procedures and that all staff feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and know that such concerns will be taken seriously by the senior leadership team. - Ensure any concerns about children's safety or welfare are immediately notified to the local authority children's social care team, in line with local reporting procedures. - Ensure that staff are supported and confident to implement the setting's safeguarding policy and procedures on an ongoing basis. - Ensure the designated safeguarding lead provides support, advice and guidance to all staff on an ongoing basis. - Ensure effective supervision is in place to support staff and promote the interests of children. - Ensure supervision provides staff with regular opportunities to discuss any issues, particularly concerns relating to children’s development, well-being, and safeguarding, and that these discussions and agreed actions are clearly recorded. - Ensure staffing arrangements, including staff-to-child ratios, consistently meet the needs of all children and ensure they are adequately supervised to keep them safe at all times. - Ensure the premises, including indoor and outdoor spaces, are fit for purpose, suitable for the age range of children cared for, and appropriate for the activities provided. - Ensure children cannot leave the premises unsupervised at any time. - Ensure records are effectively maintained, and relevant information obtained and shared (with parents and carers, other professionals working with the child, the police, social services and Ofsted as appropriate) to be able to meet the needs of all children. - Ensure all records are easily accessible when needed, held securely, and that confidential information about children and staff is only accessible to those with a professional need, in line with data protection requirements. What it's like to attend Children attending this setting were subject to a compliance action due to the provider not meeting requirements related to safeguarding policies and procedures. Ofsted suspended the provider's registration due to concerns that children may be at risk of harm. The provider later resigned their registration, and is no longer a registered childcare provider. Inspector highlights - On 9 January 2026, concerns were received that the provider was not meeting requirements relating to safeguarding policy and procedures. - On 15 January 2026, a regulatory visit found the provider was not meeting some of the requirements, and a welfare requirements notice was served. - Actions were needed by 12 February 2026, addressing staff understanding of safeguarding, designated safeguarding lead responsibilities, implementation of policies, and management of allegations. - Other actions included ensuring staff awareness of whistleblowing procedures, immediate notification of safety concerns to the local authority, and staff support in implementing safeguarding policies. - The provider’s registration was suspended on 16 January 2026 due to concerns that children may be at risk of harm. - On 12 February 2026, the provider notified Ofsted of their wish to resign their registration, and the suspension was lifted to allow this. - Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club is no longer a registered childcare provider. Areas to develop - 1 Ensure all staff understand how to take all necessary steps to keep children safe and well. - 2 Ensure that the designated safeguarding lead understands their roles and responsibilities and is alert to any issues of concern in children's life. - 3 Ensure all staff, including the designated safeguarding leads, understand how to implement safeguarding policies and procedures that are in line with the guidance and procedures of the local safeguarding partners. - 4 Ensure the committee has clear, effective procedures in place for managing and responding to allegations against staff or the setting, including timely referral to the appropriate agencies and notification to Ofsted, and that all committee members understand and follow these procedures. - 5 Ensure staff are aware of the setting's whistleblowing procedures and that all staff feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and know that such concerns will be taken seriously by the senior leadership team. - 6 Ensure any concerns about children's safety or welfare are immediately notified to the local authority children's social care team, in line with local reporting procedures. - 7 Ensure that staff are supported and confident to implement the setting's safeguarding policy and procedures on an ongoing basis. - 8 Ensure the designated safeguarding lead provides support, advice and guidance to all staff on an ongoing basis. - 9 Ensure effective supervision is in place to support staff and promote the interests of children. - 10 Ensure supervision provides staff with regular opportunities to discuss any issues, particularly concerns relating to children’s development, well-being, and safeguarding, and that these discussions and agreed actions are clearly recorded. - 11 Ensure staffing arrangements, including staff-to-child ratios, consistently meet the needs of all children and ensure they are adequately supervised to keep them safe at all times. - 12 Ensure the premises, including indoor and outdoor spaces, are fit for purpose, suitable for the age range of children cared for, and appropriate for the activities provided. - 13 Ensure children cannot leave the premises unsupervised at any time. - 14 Ensure records are effectively maintained, and relevant information obtained and shared (with parents and carers, other professionals working with the child, the police, social services and Ofsted as appropriate) to be able to meet the needs of all children. - 15 Ensure all records are easily accessible when needed, held securely, and that confidential information about children and staff is only accessible to those with a professional need, in line with data protection requirements. Inspection #10344352 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295524) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club Inspection date Jun 2024 Inspection no. 10344352 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295524)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY434661) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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