Company Information

The Tots' Clubhouse Company Information

Important

The Tots' Clubhouse name is Trade Marked.

This Trade Mark is legally registered for a range of educational services.

Please do not attempt to use our name to provide such services. We protect our name and property against any unlawful use.

We own our website addresses and monitor any use of our name on websites. We are not interested in purchasing websites that use our name. These website addresses are useless if they are providing services that are Trade Marked and will be requested to be removed from the Internet.

The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School Ltd is listed as a registered service under our Trade Mark.

The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School will engage in commercial discussions with others regarding the licensing of our name and curriculum. Other educational resources are available for purchase that have been developed by The Tots' Clubhouse.

The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School is a Limited company with shareholders.

If you wish to become a shareholder, we will hold annual campaigns for the purchase of shares.

The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School is a Good Provider (Ofsted, 2023)

We are inspected by Ofsted and our reposrts are published online.

Childcare Obligations

We have legal obligations for providing childcare.

Childcare Register Core Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

keep any children we are looking after safe from harm
make sure that everyone caring for children is alert to any signs that a child may be suffering from harm
not use corporal punishment and make sure that no-one caring for children, in regular contact with children, or living or working where childcare is provided, uses corporal punishment
make sure that enough people are present on the premises to ensure the safety and welfare of children you are looking after – at least one person must be the owner, manager, or someone who works for the provider caring for the children
make sure that no one smokes on the premises
make sure that no one consumes or is under the influence of drugs or alcohol while looking after children or just before they arrive – this also includes medication that might affect their ability to look after children
make sure that anyone aged under 17 who looks after children is supervised at all times by someone aged 18 or over
make sure at least one person has an appropriate first aid qualification

Safeguarding
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

have, and follow, a written child protection policy to safeguard the children you look after from abuse or neglect
make sure that no one who is unsuitable to be around children has unsupervised access to the children you look after
have effective systems to make sure that anyone on the premises during childcare hours is suitable to be around children – for childcare on domestic premises, this must include getting an enhanced check with barred lists from DBS through Ofsted
minimise any risks to the health and safety of children and staff

Facilities
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

make sure your premises are safe and suitable for childcare – this includes overall floor space, outdoor spaces and equipment used when looking after children
make sure that no-one can enter the premises without the knowledge of you or your staff

Organisational
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

make arrangements with other childcare providers or with parents for occasions where you cannot provide childcare
manage children’s behaviour in a suitable manner
provide accessible and inclusive childcare – this means you cannot refuse to provide childcare or treat any child less well than another because of their race, religion, home language, family background, gender, disability and/or special educational needs
take all reasonable steps to ensure that disabled children have access to the relevant premises

Complaints
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

have a written complaints policy for any complaints relating to Childcare Register requirements that parents make in writing
fully investigate each complaint and keep a written record of these complaints for 3 years – your records should include the outcome of the investigation and any actions you took in response
respond to the parent who made the complaint and tell them about the complaint outcome within 28 days of the complaint date – you should respond in writing if the parent asks you to
provide Ofsted with a summary of complaints made during the last 12 months and the actions you took as a result, or a list of complaints made during the last 3 years, if we ask for either of these

Record Keeping
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

We must keep records of the following and retain these for 2 years for each child we look after:

their name, home address and date of birth
name, home address and telephone number of their parent/guardian/carer
a daily record of their name and hours of attendance
any medicine given, including the date, circumstances and who gave it (this includes medicine that the child takes themselves) and a record of their parent/guardian/carer’s consent

You must also keep records of:

any accidents on the premises
the name, home address and telephone number of everyone living or working where you provide childcare

Information
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

Give parents:

information about the children’s activities
copies of your safeguarding and complaints policies
details of the registration system for the Childcare Register and Ofsted’s address

Compulsory
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

Tell Ofsted about any of the following:

any incident of food poisoning affecting 2 or more children in your care
any serious accident or injury to, or the death of, any child while receiving childcare
any allegation of serious harm or abuse occurring on the premises
any allegation of serious harm or abuse committed elsewhere by anyone who looks after children with you

Compulsory
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

provide or arrange any necessary training to make sure that all staff have suitable skills and experience to look after children
train all staff on your child safeguarding policy and procedures
make sure that the registered person, manager, and anyone else who looks after or regularly comes into contact with children, has good enough English to ensure the children’s welfare and safety (for example, to read instructions or call for help)
make sure that there’s at least one person looking after every 30 children
have a suitable place to prepare food, if you provide it; any food you provide must be properly prepared, wholesome and nutritious
make sure that children have access to drinking water and enough suitable toilet and hand-washing facilities
provide access to a secure outdoor space, or if this isn’t possible, make reasonable arrangements for outdoor activities
make sure that no child can leave the premises without the knowledge of someone who is providing childcare

You must appoint a lead practitioner with particular responsibility for child safety and welfare – this must be the provider, manager or anyone who cares for children.

They need to:

do child protection training so they can identify and act on any signs that a child may be suffering from harm
provide support and guidance on child protection issues for anyone looking after children
liaise with any local Safeguarding Children Board and Director of Children’s Services as appropriate

Legal
Requirements

The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School must:

have liability insurance covering death, injury, public liability, damage or other loss
display your registration certificate on the premises where you provide childcare
display any notice that your registration has been suspended

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The Tots' Clubhouse Nursery School Limited is a registered company no: 10931628