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<p>The Department for Education does not monitor the number of nursery workers referred
to local authorities or the number of incidents. Ofsted considers notifications of
serious incidents to determine whether or not the provider remains suitable for registration
but it does not aggregate the total number of incidents.</p><p> </p><p>All nurseries
and pre-schools have a responsibility to keep children safe. Ofsted is responsible
for ensuring that the safeguarding requirements set out in the Early Years Foundation
Stage (EYFS) statutory framework are adhered to by early years providers across England.
If providers have concerns about children’s safety or welfare they must notify agencies
with statutory responsibility without delay. It is a requirement for an employee in
each setting to be trained in paediatric first aid. We are due to publish a revised
EYFS in 2017, which will strengthen existing paediatric first aid requirements. Anyone
who has any concerns should report them immediately to Ofsted. The EYFS is available
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p>
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