childcare non domestic south-west Ofsted: Requires Improvement FSA Hygiene: 5/5 Unclaimed Profile

Chipmunks Day Nursery

🏠 Children's Care Home

✨ AI Executive Quality Summary

This social care intelligence summary provides an objective overview based on historical inspection outcomes and regulatory engagement up to late 2025.

Regulatory history indicates a mixed operational picture, highlighted by an inspection outcome of Requires Improvement in September 2025, alongside documented local authority or regulatory concerns requiring responsive actions in mid-2025 and early 2024. These events point to historical vulnerabilities in sustained compliance and quality control.

Placement Stability Narrative:

  • The available data history lacks granular, real-time metrics regarding individual placement disruptions, frequency of emergency notices, or documented de-escalation pathways.
  • Historical regulatory interventions (such as actions taken following concerns in 2024 and 2025) suggest that operational consistency may have been periodically challenged, potentially impacting placement continuity.
  • Without explicit longitudinal tracking of placement moves in the current dataset, stability outcomes remain unquantified, necessitating closer analytical monitoring of how effectively the provider manages crisis intervention and prevents unplanned endings.
Safeguarding
Unknown
Lived Experience
Unknown
Leadership
Unknown
Stability
Unknown

📈 Historical Rating Trends

Overall Effectiveness
Help & Protection (Safety)
Leaders & Managers (Well-Led)
Outstanding Good Requires Imp. Inadequate Sep 2025 Overall: Requires Improvement Sep 2025

🔑 Official Registries

Ofsted URN EY454946 🔗
CQC Location ID N/A
Last Synced Never

📋 Capacity & Registration

Registered Manager Jane Doe
Responsible Individual John Smith
Registered Places 6
Therapeutic System CBT
Avg. Weekly Fee £1,250
Manager Tenure 24 months
Lead Inspector about the curriculum and what she wants children to learn.

📋 Regulatory Evaluation Log & Reports

September 24, 2025
Ofsted Rated Requires Improvement
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July 1, 2025
Concern: actions taken
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June 24, 2025
Inspection
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January 31, 2025
Inspection
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March 8, 2024
Concern: actions taken
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September 6, 2022
Inspection
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October 26, 2016
Inspection
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April 30, 2013
Inspection
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👥 Staff Sentiment & Operational Realities

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🔮 Predictive Ofsted Risk Profile

B2B Placement Telemetry
0% Risk
Low Risk Stability Index

Stable operational baseline. All core indicators within healthy thresholds.

All risk factors are within normal parameters.

⚠️ Area Risk Analysis

Low Risk

ONS local area crime rates are below national average.

🌊 Flood Risk Intelligence

Zone 1

Environment Agency flood zone monitoring probability rating.

🗺️ Interactive Geospatial Risk & Asset Map

Visualize the facility location relative to nearby registered social care providers (within 5 miles), transport infrastructure links, and local environmental hazards.

Current Facility Nearby Providers Flood Risk Zone

🚇 Infrastructure Score

8
Transit Score
Fuzzy public bus & rail network density rating (1-10)

🌐 Wikipedia Insights

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Points of the compass

Directional divisions marked on a compass

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🍏 Food Hygiene Rating (FSA)

5
Rating: 5 / 5
Last Inspected: N/A

📞 Contact Information

Street Address 6 HERRINGSTON ROAD, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT1 2BS

🏢 Parent Operator Group

CHIPMUNKS DAY NURSERY
CRN Number 08143290
HQ Postcode DT49UX
Insolvency Risk active

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Care Leaver Transition & Statutory Support Portal

Connecting care leavers directly to post-18 statutory support, setting-up home grants, local council offers, and independent living preparation tools.

🏛️ Statutory Local Offer: south-west

Statutory Support

Leaving Care Grant (Setting-up Home Allowance)

£2,000

Statutory grant to buy furniture and essentials for your first home.


Council Tax Exemption

Statutory Council Tax exemption applies up to age 21 (varies to 25 depending on local council guidelines).

Higher Education Bursary

Statutory £2,000 Higher Education bursary plus vacation housing support assistance.


PA / Leaving Care Support Team

south-west Council Leaving Care Services - Please contact the local council directly for team details.

📋 Transition & Rights Checklist (Post-18 Planning)

Turning 18 is a big step! The Children Act 1989 guarantees you specific support as a care leaver. Use this checklist to verify your transition planning is on track.

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🔍 Corporate Ownership & Financial Transparency Tracker

Companies House CRN: 08143290 | Operator: CHIPMUNKS DAY NURSERY

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Corporate Structure Tree Visualizer

CHIPMUNKS DAY NURSERY Mr Ian Wells Mrs Christine Wells

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Debt-to-Asset Leverage Ratio

Debt Ratio: 75%
Reported Assets £4,200,000
Reported Liabilities £3,150,000

Risk & Insolvency Flags

No active financial compliance risks or flags found.