Early years nursery next door

allondon

I live in a terraced house and neighbours are running early years nursery next door, which has been a nuisance for multiple reasons. The neighbours themselves complain on any petty matter, however believe they have right to do anything within their property boundaries.
I've tried to research their business and failed. Ofcom registration number is not linked to any address. There is no planning application (change of use) for this address. Ofcom report does not say where an inspection took place. On my inquiry Ofcom referred me to their website.
I wonder if anyone knows how to obtain information:
1) On what address is the nursery licensed to operate and under what conditions (if any);
2) Are there any general criteria for private nurseries (type of house, access, use of garden etc.);
3) What are the rules for such businesses getting council subsidies?
Thanks in advance.

TamsinC

Ofsted is who inspect educational facilities

elsien

Nursery or childminder? How many children are there at any one time? Different rules apply and you don't need planning permission for child minding.

A childminder may care for a maximum of six children under the age of 8. Of these six children, a maximum of three may be young children (a child is a young child until 1st September following their 5th birthday).

csgohan4

Curtain twitchers anyone? As long as it's legal, they indeed can do what they want in their property boundary

PasturesNew

csgohan4 wrote: »

Curtain twitchers anyone? As long as it's legal, they indeed can do what they want in their property boundary

Correct, which is why the OP is trying to establish how to check if it's legal.

There's nothing wrong with curtain twitchers... somebody has to maintain law/order and standards.

If it were me I'd have a list of times/dates and physical descriptions... there's never a time that's "too early" to start a log.

jimbog

csgohan4 wrote: »

Curtain twitchers anyone? As long as it's legal, they indeed can do what they want in their property boundary

It's the legality that's the issue being discussed csgohan4

allondon

Thanks, it is Ofsted obviously, my typo.
Seem to be up to 5-6 children at a time, from nearly newborns to 2-3 years old.
They call themselves "childminding group" of several local businesses with similar names.
Verifying their legality is the issue and the rules that apply to such kind of business.
Don't expect them to be happy if pictures or recordings are taken.

elsien

You can check childminders registration through Ofsted, but you could alsu ask the local council.

This is what they should be doing.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-as-a-childminder-quick-guide

allondon

Yes, registered as a childminder. No planning application required and can withhold their address. If an inspector left satisfied - neighbours have to live with it as it is...

[Deleted User]

Why did you think it was a Nursery?

What have they complained about in relation to you?

Why are you so unhappy with them?

I don't really understand why you would think someone in a terraced house (which can't be too large) would be running a Nursery that needed checking up on rather than a childminding business? There are legal requirements to being a childminder nowadays but its much more onerous to be a Nursery.